Prince Victor Uwakwe Under 15 and 21 regional tennis fifth edition tournament for South East states kicked off Tuesday inside the Enugu Sports Club Tennis court.
The tournament tagged, Prince Victor Uwakwe Under 15 and 21 Regional Tennis Tournament commenced on September 6 and will end September 17.
The tournament which will be played inside the Enugu State Sports Club Tennis Court, GRA, Enugu will feature male and female in each category.
In his opening speech, Prince Victor Uwakwe said that the tournament started since 2016 and is now undergoing it’s fifth edition in the state.
“This Tennis tournament is for the South East states and some of our sister state from the South South region to expose the children to tennis skills.
“Tennis expose the children to some skills, values of discipline, fortitude and to imbibe their lives with positive thinking.
“It is for youth empowerment and they are not been giving cash reward but tennis equipments like, Rackets, shoes and other items, “he said.
Mr Robert Ngwu, Executive Captain of Tennis Section thanked Prince Uwakwe for the programme and noted that the event is witnessing improvement each year.
He said, the purpose of the tournament was to catch them young, in order to raise future tennis stars in the state and the country at large.
Also, Prof. Agu Gab Agu, the Chairman Enugu State Tennis Association, praised Uwakwe for his steadfastness in ensuring that youths are engaged to be meaningful in the society through sports.
“About four players from Enugu came back with medals from the recent Junior Tennis Tournament and that showed something good is coming out of the sponsorship.
“We are trying to raise players for the forthcoming national festival in Delta and there are lot of improvement in the game and it’s organisation.
“Enugu used to be the capital of Tennis in Nigeria and that is what we are looking forth, to raise players that will write the name of the state in gold,” Agu said.
