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Tennis: N6.5million For Grabs at 3rd VEMP National Open

Dare Kuti
Last updated: September 7, 2021 9:15 am
Dare Kuti
Published: September 7, 2021
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About 6.5million would be won at the 3rd Edition of the VEMP National Open Tennis Championship. The tournament is being bankrolled by VEMP Limited with a whopping N3, 250,000 the total prize money for the men’s and N3, 250,000 for the women’s events.

The national open organized by VEMP Limited in conjunction with Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) would serve-off from 24th September to 2nd October, 2021 at Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.

The tournament which is expected to attract about 250 players across the country will see participants battle for the ultimate prize in four categories namely Men’s Singles, Men’s doubles, Women’s Singles, and Women’s doubles.

There will be three days of qualifiers for men which are in a round of 64 while that of women will be round of 32 with ITF bronze-badge referee, Saidu Musa as tournament director.

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The main draw for men and women is 32 while the men’s double will also be a round of 16 draws. The women’s double will be a round of 16.

No fewer than 12 Outdoor Courts will be used for the Games as Slazenger has been selected as official ball of the tournament.

Speaking ahead of the tournament, Chairman Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) Ifedayo Akindoju commended the VEMP Limited for their great contributions towards the development of Tennis in the country adding that the tournament shall be guided by the rules established by the International Tennis Federation and the Code of Conduct of the NTF.

“We want to commend the efforts of VEMP Limited for their contribution to Tennis in the country, the 3rd edition was supposed to hold last year but it couldn’t due to scheduling issues, but we are glad that the game can go on this year.

“All the players are expected to sign-in on the site and also provide their proper means of identification – National Identity Card or Drivers Licence Or International Passport or Voters Card. We have also put up measures to ensure that COVID-19 protocols are observed throughout the duration of the tournament,” he said.

At the 2nd edition of the VEMP Open in 2019 Sylvester Emmanuel and Oyinlomo Quadri emerged champions in the men’s singles and women’s singles respectively, as they are expected to defend titles at the start of the tournament.

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