The Tribune

THE Winterbotham International Tennis Club (IC) Junior Tennis Series will continue at the Lleyton Hewitt Albany Tennis Academy on Saturday and Sunday - April 14-15.

The series, which started at the National Tennis Centre in February, is designed for players in the 12-and-under and 10-and-under age groups.

The IC of the Bahamas is organising a series of five tournaments at several top Bahamian tennis venues during 2018. The series is being sponsored by the Winterbotham Trust Company Limited.

Events will be full all day Saturday and Sunday weekend tournaments in round robin formats with at least three matches planned per participant on Saturday. There will be both regular yellow ball and green ball events for boys and girls on full court.

The IC motto is ‘Hands across the net, friendship across the ocean.’ A light lunch is included for participants and this, together with the round robin format, is intended to foster a competitive group of young players with potential who can develop[ as a group of like-minded friends through future years.

The IC plans to make awards available for the top players at the completion of the series to further develop their tennis.

The other planned venues for the Winterbotham IC Junior Series are:

Baha Mar Tennis Centre

• May 19-20

Freeport, Bahamas -

October 13-14

Gym Tennis Club -

November 10-11

The normal fee is $25 and juniors must take up BLTA membership of $10.

Entry forms will be available at the National Tennis Centre and other tennis venues in the Bahamas. The series is open to overseas players and their participation will be encouraged.

The main IC organising committee is Neil Mactaggart (359-0900), Kit Spencer (363-2930), Mickey Williams (557-8307) and Bradley Bain (357-5580).

For information on the IC, persons can log onto www.ictennis.net and for the Winterbotham Trust Company, their site is www.winterbotham.com