TENNIS South Africa (TSA) and Growthpoint Properties have launched the latest development centre at Westridge Park Tennis Stadium in Durban.
The Growthpoint eThekwini Development Centre is the fourth national development centre to be launched.
The Growthpoint development centres have both a grassroots and a junior high-performance focus, specifically to integrate with and provide support to existing tennis development initiatives in the target region, to grow the sport in target schools in the areas around each centre and to act as a platform for junior talent identification and junior talent development.
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The eThekwini Tennis Association has run a successful development programme at the Westridge facility for several years. One of its most recent discoveries, Siyabonga Jaca, represented the TSA U12 national team earlier this year. This programme now falls under the TSA Growthpoint Development Centre structure.
At the launch, Richard Glover, TSA Chief Executive, said: “The awarding of this centre to Durban is recognition of both the fine work being down by the eThekwini Tennis Association development programme, as well as the exciting young talent emerging in communities surrounding the Westridge Park Tennis Stadium.”
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