Bloemfontein, South Africa – More than 700 of the country’s top junior tennis players will shortly be heading to the Free State capital, Bloemfontein, for next week’s Growthpoint Junior Nationals.
The six day event kicks-off on Wednesday, 04 April – with the finals scheduled for Monday, 09 April. The Growthpoint Junior Nationals is played across four age groups – under 12, 14, 16 and 18 – at multiple tennis venues in the city.
The Growthpoint Junior Nationals immediately follows on from the ‘warm up tournament’ for the main event, the Growthpoint Free State Super 8 – which gets underway on Thursday, 29 March.
Tennis South Africa (TSA) CEO, Richard Glover, said that the event plays a vital role in the development of junior tennis in South Africa, “The Growthpoint Junior Nationals are a massive event in our annual calendar and provide a real opportunity for young players, across the country, to test themselves against their peers – on a national stage. We are delighted that this year’s field is set to be of one of the biggest in the last ten years. There is no doubt that tennis will be taking over Mangaung in the coming weeks.”
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