THE Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) served off their Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI)-sponsored Open Tennis Tournament yesterday at the Bank’s Recreational Club, Kaieteur Street, Bel Air Park courts.

Considered one of the most attractive events on the GLTA calendar of activities, the tournament will feature some of the best racquet-wielders all vying for top honours and bragging rights.
“We’re hoping to bring out the best in our players and the only way for it to happen is to have them involved at a high level continuously,” said president Grace McCalman at the opening ceremony.
The tournament will see players compete in the Men’s Open Singles and Doubles, Ladies’ Open Singles and Doubles, Men’s Over-35 Singles and Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Open Singles and the Novices Singles and Medley Doubles categories.
According to the GLTA, the Open category will be played on a best-of-three format while the Men’s Over-35 will play a super tie-breaker for the third set and the Novices categories will play one set.
Games will be played from 16:30hrs Monday to Friday and at 08:00hrs on weekends.