Berhampur hosts AITA super series tournament

BERHAMPUR: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Super Series 2010 for under 14 boys and girls category has kicked off in Berhampur city. This tournament is being hosted by GDTA, the local tennis association, under the aegis of OTA. The secretary of the Orissa Tennis Association (OTA), Madhusudan Padhi, inaugurated the tournament at the clay courts of the Union Club in the city. The president of GDTA, Satyabrata Sahu, presided over the inaugural function. The organising secretary of the tournament, Arjun Swain, said that over 71 top players of ‘under 14 years’ category from all over the country have come down to participate in the premier national tournament. The matches of the tournament are being played on the premises of the Union Club and the Army Air Defence College (AADC), Gopalpur. The matches of the boys section are being played on two clay courts on the Union Club premises. The girls’ matches are on at the synthetic court in the AADC. The budding stars of tennis would locks horns in both singles and doubles matches. The tournament bears great importance for them as they would gain valuable points for their AITA ranking from it. Since 2006 the GDTA is organising AITA tennis tournaments in the city to promote tennis among the youngsters. Several top seeded players are participating in this Super Series under 14 tournament.
OTA to establish tennis complex at Berhampur
The Orissa Tennis Association has decided to establish a tennis complex here to promote the sport. “We have asked the district administration for about two acres of land for the proposed complex, first of its kind in southern Orissa, Stayabrata Sahu, an official of the Orissa Tennis Association (OTA) and state transport secretary, said. Meanwhile, the Ganjam district administration had identified a place at Ambapua, on the outskirt of the town.
Source: The Hindu, Odishatoday, Orissatv