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Wednesday 2 October - The first-ever Inter-Clubs Ladies Doubles League, a competition for female tennis players to pit their doubles match-play skills against others in Dubai, kicked off yesterday at the Meydan Tennis Academy, Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Madinat Jumeirah.
The Inter-Clubs Ladies Doubles League is a social-competitive team competition between tennis clubs in Dubai, in which 1 team from PBI-Jumeirah Beach Hotel, PBI-Madinat Jumeirah, and Clark Francis Tennis are represented, while Tennis 360 is represented by 3 teams. The teams will be competing for the honour of bringing home the championship trophy for this inaugural league.
Each team comprises of 4 players with 2 reserves, and each club will host 1 tie on Home and Away basis for 10 weeks of play.
The league was initiated by Tennis 360 with the collaboration of Peter Burwash International (PBI) and Clark Francis Tennis. It runs from October 1 to December 10, with matches played on Tuesdays from 8:30- 10:30am at the Meydan Tennis Academy, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah and the Aviation Club. At yesterday's opening games at Meydan, friendship was put aside as Gwen Sproule and Nicky Watts from Tennis 361 defeated Tennis 362's Beverly Constantinou and Gunjan Pradhan 6-3, 6-3, while Tennis 361's Amber Trbonja and Dina Hopps overcame Tennis 362's Betsy Barnwell and Irene Pinal 6-4, 7-5. Over at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the more-experienced PBI-JBH pair of Zeina Abou Joude and Sarah Takesh defeated Tennis 363's first-time partners Reika Malakouti and Em Howle 6-2, 6-0, while Annie Silva and Lisa O'Sullivan of PBI-JBH beat Tennis 363's Angelique Bartstra and Marie-Christine Aller 6-3, 6-1. 'We may have lost our first game, but we certainly had a lot of fun. I usually play singles and have just only discovered the fun in playing doubles. I really enjoy this social competitive environment and I look forward to the next game,' said Reika Malakouti from Tennis 363. At Madinat Jumeirah, the ladies from Clark Francis proved too strong for their PBI-Madinat Jumeirah opponents, with the pairing of Nichola Williams and Pam Weisson beating Stephanie Danial and Caroline Rossi 6-2, 6-2, while Zoe and Becky Foster defeated Roth Tram-Anh and Theresa Starta 6-1, 6-1. Actively involved in the Dubai tennis scene for over 7 years, Gwen Sproule, owner and Business Development Director for Tennis 360, knows that the development of tennis in the UAE isn't just down to one person or one club. “There are plenty of tennis academies and clubs in Dubai, with each one organising their own activities. We must strive for a collaborative environment and work together towards the common goal of promoting tennis to all ages and abilities in the UAE,” said Gwen.
The championship finals for the Inter-Clubs Ladies Doubles League will be held on Tuesday, Dec 17 at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, and will feature an exhibition Pro Doubles match, buffet lunch and awards ceremony.
Spectators are welcomed.
RESULTS
Match Day Tennis 361 Tennis 362 Score Winner
Oct 1 Gwen/Nicky Beverly/Gunjan 6-3, 6-3 Tennis 361
Oct 1 Amber/Dina Betsy/Irene 6-4, 7-5 Tennis 361
Match Day PBI-JBH Tennis 363 Score Winner
Oct 1 Zeina/Sarah Reika/Em 6-2, 6-0 PBI-JBH
Oct 1 Annie/Lisa Angelique/Marie Christine 6-3. 6-1 PBI-JBH
Match Day PBI-Madinat Jumeirah Clark Francis Score Winner
Oct 1 Stephanie/Caroline Nichola/Cam 2-6, 2-6 Clark Francis
Oct 1 Tram-Anh/Theresa Zoe/Becky 1-6, 1-6 Clark Francis
SCHEDULE AND ORDER OF PLAY
Home team/Away team
1 October
Tennis 361 vs Tennis 362
PBI - JBH vs Tennis 363
PBI - Madinat Jumeirah vs Clark Francis
8 October
Tennis 361 vs Tennis 363
Clark Francis vs Tennis 362
PBI - JBH vs PBI - Madinat Jumeirah
22 October
PBI - JBH vs Tennis 361
PBI - Madinat Jumeirah vs Tennis 362
Tennis 363 vs Clark Francis
29 October
Tennis 361 vs PBI - Madinat Jumeirah
Tennis 362 vs Tennis 363
Clark Francis vs PBI - JBH
5 November
Clark Francis vs Tennis 361
Tennis 362 vs PBI - JBH
Tennis 363 vs Al Qasr
12 November
Tennis 362 vs Tennis 361
Tennis 363 vs PBI - JBH
Clark Francis vs PBI - Madinat Jumeirah
19 November
Tennis 363 vs Tennis 361
Tennis 362 vs Clark Francis
PBI - Madinat Jumeirah vs PBI - JBH
26 November
Tennis 361 vs PBI - JBH
Tennis 362 vs PBI - Madinat Jumeirah
Clark Francis vs Tennis 363
3 December
PBI - Madinat Jumeirah vs Tennis 361
Tennis 363 vs Tennis 362
PBI - JBH vs Clark Francis
10 December (FINAL MATCHES all held at JBH)
8:30am to 11:00am
Tennis 361 vs Clark Francis
PBI - JBH vs Tennis 362
PBI - Madinat Jumeirah vs Tennis 363
11:00 to 11:30am
Exhibition PROS Doubles followed by
Lunch Buffet
Prize Ceremony
End 1:00pm
About Tennis 360
Tennis 360 is owned and operated by world-class tennis professionals and dedicated business minds, delivering best practice tennis opportunities in Dubai.
The academy started in September 2010 at the Ritz-Carlton JBR on a temporary lease before moving to the American School of Dubai in February 2011. Meydan Tennis Academy was added in January 2012.
Tennis 360 is committed to providing a focused and meaningful program with good personal service for all clients.
Through the principles of; developing fundamental movement skills, establishing functional movement skills, developing sports specific skills, teaching tennis specific skills, mental conditioning, good nutrition, and creating a love for the game, the philosophy of Tennis 360 is to create “First the Athlete, then the Player”.
With a broad range of programs, Tennis 360 caters to adults and kids of all abilities from beginners to competitive players.
About Clark Francis Tennis
The name Clark Francis has become synonymous with tennis in Dubai over the past 20 years expanding the range of services on offer across more of the Emirates in the last few years and is now in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Fujairah also.
CF Tennis is proudly affiliated with the governing body of tennis in the U.A.E, Tennis Emirates. Covering the entire pyramid of development for a player, from complete beginner to the fully accomplished tennis player, from club player wishing to play competitive league matches to the seasoned PRO.
Offering fantastic programs with a large variety of activities including adult based programs such as daily Ladies Mornings, Cardio Tennis and social evenings, right through to junior programs and tournaments catering for Red, Orange and Green tennis players.
Also the CF Tennis Junior Masters Series is the showcase junior event in the Middle East with participants travelling from different countries to play in it. Offering an all-expenses paid trip to Roland Garros, the French Open.
About PBI
Peter Burwash International (PBI) is the world's largest tennis management company. Since 1975, PBI has taught over 3 million students.
The company is affiliated with most luxury hotel chains and presently has 120 professionals working at over 50 facilities in North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean. During its 38 years in business, PBI tennis professionals have taught tennis in 135 countries. In Dubai, PBI manages the tennis operations for the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Zabeel Saray.
PBI tennis professionals have been selected to coach circuit players, internationally ranked juniors, both Davis and Federation Cup teams and National teams in China, India, Indonesia, Bahrain, Qatar, Hong Kong, and Thailand. In addition, they are active in the society, and volunteer to teach tennis in a variety of community programs, such as for the audio and visual impaired and mentally challenged.
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