Sixty-four players are vying for honours at the ongoing Wichtech Individual and Team Tennis Championship, which served off on Monday at the Ikoyi Club 1938 Tennis Section.
The players are divided into blue and red groups, with each group comprising four teams. There is also the individual events which include men’s singles A and B, ladies singles, men’s doubles and super veterans for players aged 70 and above.
Speaking at a press briefing to herald the competition, Managing Director of Wichtech Group Ltd, Chido Nwankwo, said, “Sponsoring the competition was a wise move and the fact that the number of participants had increased in the last three years of my company’s sponsorship shows that value has been added to the competition.”
Games Captain, Tennis Section of Ikoyi Club 1938, Akeem Mustafa, said despite the competitive nature of the championship, fitness and bonding of members was the ultimate aim.
“There are a number of other tournaments coming up to keep members fit, healthy and build a bond through championships and tennis tours to different parts of the world with other clubs of similar status and this year will not be different.
The idea is to ensure that members play competitive tourneys, raise the standard of the game and competitiveness. But even within the competition, the fact that we are a recreation club is not lost.”
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