Junior tennis takes centre stage

THE Sanlam Namibia junior tennis tournament will take place today and tomorrow at the Central Tennis Courts in Olympia.

The tournament has already drawn more than 93 eager young tennis players in the under-10, -14 and -18 categories. Organisers of the tournament have announced that more than half of the players that entered for this tournament are development players from the Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) development programme.The programme is sponsored by First National Bank, Coca-Cola and the International Tennis Federation (ITF).Sanlam Namibia’s brand and promotion consultant, Lelanie Farmer, said sport development was one of the key focus areas of Sanlam Nambia’s social responsibility programme.She spoke at the handing over of a N$6 000 donation from Sanlam towards the tournament.She said the main aim of their sponsorship to various sport development programmes and projects was to unlock the inherent sport potential that exits as well as unearth the hidden talent and stars in the country.According to the NTA president Bob Mould, tennis in Namibia cannot grow without the generous sponsorship and commitment of the Namibian business sector.He said each tournament enables a tennis player to improve even more through competitive participation with fellow players.”This has already, and will definitely lead to unlocking more of Namibia’s hidden potential tennis stars,” he said.- NampaOrganisers of the tournament have announced that more than half of the players that entered for this tournament are development players from the Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) development programme.The programme is sponsored by First National Bank, Coca-Cola and the International Tennis Federation (ITF).Sanlam Namibia’s brand and promotion consultant, Lelanie Farmer, said sport development was one of the key focus areas of Sanlam Nambia’s social responsibility programme.She spoke at the handing over of a N$6 000 donation from Sanlam towards the tournament.She said the main aim of their sponsorship to various sport development programmes and projects was to unlock the inherent sport potential that exits as well as unearth the hidden talent and stars in the country.According to the NTA president Bob Mould, tennis in Namibia cannot grow without the generous sponsorship and commitment of the Namibian business sector.He said each tournament enables a tennis player to improve even more through competitive participation with fellow players.”This has already, and will definitely lead to unlocking more of Namibia’s hidden potential tennis stars,” he said.- Nampa