The Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) will serve off its 2014 season with the second annual Assuria Insurance Invitational Classic.
The competition, which was created in 2013, is the brainchild of the Surinamese Insurance Company under the management of Dick Wesenhagen, who, being an avid tennis player, made a commitment to sponsor the tournament on an annual basis.
It will feature the top four players in each of the main singles categories- Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles and Men’s Over-35 Singles. The format of the tournament for each category is round-robin.
The tournament will be played at the Le Ressouvenir Tennis Club over three weekends- Thursdays to Sundays. It will serve off on Friday and end on March 16.
In Ladies Open Singles, the top players are Carol Humphrey, Nicola Ramdyhan, Afruica Gentle and Jamaali Homer. In Mens Open Singles, Anthony Downes, Leyland Leacock, Gavin Lewis and Daniel Lopes will battle for top honour. The Men’s Over-35 will be four-way battle among Godfrey Lowden, Carlos Adams, Harry Panday and Rudy Grant.
According to a release from the GTA, Assuria Insurance, under the guidance of new General Manager Clyde Muntslag, has committed to ensuring that the annual tournament is again successful and that it brings out the best in the players. “The tennis fraternity continues to be grateful for sponsorship of a tournament of such high calibre,” the GTA said.
A grand opening ceremony will be held at the Le Ressouvenir Tennis Club at 17:30 hours on Friday February 28. The GTA added, “All players are asked to be present and tennis supporters around the country are asked to come out and support their favourite players and support the development of the sport.”
