Tennis balls have never been hit harder than they have at Fairland Tennis Club recently.
Young players are training with all their might under coaches of Kinetik Tennis Academy, ahead of upcoming leagues and tournaments organised by Get Set Play.
These events include a brand new Tennis Night Life league which is open to players of all skills and ages.
This is run over six weeks and started on 24 January.
“We want to get parents on board with their children too,” explained Get Set Play owner, Rensia de Lange.
“It’s a doubles format but there are three players in a team. There is a 40-minute time limit for matches so we just play tie-breakers. It is a fun and short format of tennis.”
The rules for this league are explained on the company’s website.
Green ball, orange ball and red ball series are running concurrently in the league for players of different skill levels.
Tournaments linked to these series will also be held on 23 February for green ball and 2 March for orange and red ball.
The top youngsters will then head to Bloemfontein to compete at Tennis South Africa’s Growthpoint Nationals in March, while the rest of the players stay to participate in the Get Set Play holiday clinic.
“We are also planning to take a group of players to the two ITF tournaments in Mauritius in August.”
De Lange said in-between these tours, players will compete in Gauteng and North West tournaments.
It is a busy year for the youngsters at Fairland Tennis Club but hopes are high for trophies.
The addition of new sponsors in the form of Babolat and Nike, and a partnership with sports store sports24seven, have also empowered the club of late, De Lange concluded.
Details: Kinetik Tennis Academy 073 851 9603; Get Set Play 083 384 0021.
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