Nigeria Tennis Live can report that a new date has been fixed for the UTR Nationals, a grand finale of the regional event was held in 2023.
The event organized by the Tennis Players Parents Association (TPPA) was initially scheduled to hold in December, 2023, but was rescheduled by the organizers.
Akwa-Ibom, Abuja, Onitsha, Ibadan and Niger hosted the regional events and produced champions who will be meeting and competing at the grand finale in Lagos.
It has now been confirmed that the event which hosts top junior players from across different States and regions of the federation will hold in April.
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In a short memo obtained by Nigeria Tennis Live, it was gathered that the tournament will serve off on Tuesday, 2 April and climax on Sunday, 7 April, 2024 inside the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja, Lagos.
The memo reads: “The TPPA /UTR Grand Finals is coming up on the 2nd to 7 th April at the Lagos Country club Ikeja. Category: 12,14,16 and Youth for boys and girls.
“Tournament is an invitation of winners that qualified from the TPPA UTR regional tournaments. A request for wild card can be made by sending a mail to [email protected].
“Accommodation and feeding will be provided for players and coaches coming from outside Lagos, only Lunch will be provided for players and coaches that reside in Lagos.
“List of the invited players will be posted soon. For more information, contact 08033006115”.
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The Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is a global rating system for all tennis players, regardless of region age or tennis level, which compiles players’ ratings immediately they start playing ITF-graded competitions.
From the world’s number one tennis players (male/female) to the least ranked on the ITF rankings, every player has the UTR rating, regardless of their location.
That’s the reason the slogan for the UTR rating is play locally, earn globally, and this has enabled a lot of players earn UTR points while playing within their countries.
Nigeria Tennis Live will keep our readers and followers up to date on the latest development about the anticipated tournament.