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Rebound - Mumbai Open Junior Tennis League, first of its kind League for tennis players from Mumbai
Rebound - Mumbai Open Junior Tennis League, first of its kind League for tennis players from Mumbai to start on July 16.
- Player auction on July 5
Pune, June 18: Six teams have confirmed their participation at the MSLTA organized Rebound Mumbai open Junior Tennis League, a League specifically for tennis players from Mumbai and suburbs. . The league will feature around 90 players from the age category of under-10, under-12 and under-14.
The matches which will be spread over two months will be played on a all-play -all format. Top 4 teams will qualify for the semifinals; two top teams will contest the finals, while the remaining two will contest for the 3rd and the 4th spots. The players auction will be scheduled for 5th July while.
The Rebound- Mumbai Open JTL will get underway at the MSLTA tennis courts on weekends starting July 16
“It will be path breaking event for city tennis juniors and provide them an opportunity to display their skills” said Mr. Sunder Iyer, Hon. Secretary of MSLTA. This is the first of its kind league where junior players from all academies and clubs were being clubbed together and then got into teams through auction process will be the second after the successful Dial A Meal Junior Tennis league held in Pune
Every team will have players from age group 10-14 so each match becomes important thus building friendship between players and parents.” said Iyer, who visualized the league Six teams that will be seen in action will be Thane Deadly Sharks - Tushar Dhaigude , Khar Flying Hawks- Gaurav Kapadia , Practennis Grizzly Bears - Rama Rao , ASTA Howling Wolves - Navdeep Singh and Rahil Makharia , Colaba Raging Bulls - Rehan Sumar and Andheri Rising Eagles- Milan Naik
We are thrilled to have "Rebound Stationary Trainers" as our title sponsors for this unique event in the very first year. The company has recently launched a slew of products for giving better training to sportsmen and to reduce efforts of the coaches while improving the skills of their students. Further, regular use of these equipment’s helps the players improve their hand to eye coordination, muscle memory, stance correction, shot shaping and racquet speed. This is a unique concept, and, the products are patented by the company.
Mr. Iyer added that “The idea behind the event was to bring out the best in the junior players and help them to think like professionals at an early age. Such a league will also encourage them to put in hard work and become better players and help to build a family spirit and camaraderie among the tennis fraternity of Mumbai. Apart from this the organizers will also be organizing workshops on various aspects of tennis, mental and physical tests which will be counted in the final performances of the teams.
Jt. Commissioners of the Mumbai Open Junior Tennis League Mr. Kaustubh Shah and Manoj Vaidya informed Each tie would consist of 6 matches – Singles for Under-10 age category (Boys / Girls), Singles for Under-12 age category (Boys / Girls), Girls Singles for Under-14 age category, Boys Single for Under-14 age category, Girls Doubles (maximum 1 player of Under-14 age category), Boys Doubles (maximum 1 player of Under-14 age category). All matches will be played Best of 11 games (6 games to win) with Tie-Break at 5-all. The winner of the tie will be decided on the total number of games won by the team.
Ms. Payal Jain will be the Chief referee of the event , while Every selected player in the league will also receive a goody bag – courtesy Solinco, Yonex, ASTA , Performance Plus will be the analytics partner,