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Ray Bande
Senior Reporter
THE inaugural edition of the Thomas Franklin Martin Memorial tournament – an alteration of the old Mantas Open – as well as the Manicaland Open tournaments have drawn participants from almost all tennis playing provinces in the country.
Both tournaments are being hosted at Mutare Girls’ High Mantas Tennis Academy courts.
The Thomas Franklin Martin Memorial tournament started on Tuesday and comes to an end on Friday when the Manicaland Open competition begins at the same venue.
More than 90 entries have been recorded for the Thomas Franklin Martin Memorial tournament and slightly more participants are expected to join and partake in the Manicaland Open.
For both competitions, participants are competing in the red, orange and green balls, 12s and Under, 14s and Under, 16s and Under as well as the 18s and Under age groups.
Manicaland Tennis Board chairman Vincent Nyatoti, said: “We are glad to be hosting the two events, one after the other, as has been the tradition before the Covid-19 pandemic. Players from Kwekwe, Bulawayo, Harare, Masvingo, Kadoma and Mutare are gathered for the competitions in the Thomas Franklin Martin Memorial as well as the Manicaland Open tournaments.
“It is an achievement for us to be able to honour a legendary figure in the game of tennis in the name of the late Thomas Franklin Martin who helped many players grow their careers.
The late Thomas Franklin Martin’s surviving spouse, 84-year old Anne Martin, will grace the prize presentation ceremony tomorrow (Friday).”
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