The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Mini-Tennis Interschool competition will get underway this morning at the National Gymnasium from 9:00am.
Some 13 schools namely Marian Academy, St. Pius, St. Ambrose, St. Angela’s, Ketley Primary, East La Penitence, Tucville Primary, Enterprise Primary, Mae’s Under 12, West Ruimveldt Primary, F. E. Pollard, J. E. Burnham and the New Guyana School are expected to participate in the tournament.
Last December, St. Angela’s Primary was awarded the Best School which is a prize for the school which best adopts the game as Physical Education in addition to participating in the competition.
The children who excel at this competition are earmarked for further development and are usually encouraged to join the National Squad to develop their game to an advanced level. The day’s activities will feature a round-robin competition with prizes lined up for Best School, Best Teacher, Under 8 & Under 10 Boys Winner & Runner-up and Under 8 & Under 10 Girls Winner & Runner-up.
Coordinator of the Schools Tennis Initiative programme and National Junior Coach, Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan said she expects to see great competition from the young players. Earlier this year, the mini-tennis programme, which introduces basic tennis skills was extended to primary schools in New Amsterdam and Corriverton. Teachers were exposed to playing, competing and scoring. Competition in these areas are scheduled to take place during the school summer break.