High schools tennis champs serve off next week
MAYBERRY Investments Limited High Schools Tennis Competition in association with Tennis Jamaica will serve off next week Thursday at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre. Start time is 9:00 am.
There will be 31 teams participating both in the Under-15 and Under-19 boys’ and girls’ categories.
The official opening ceremony/dress parade will be at 1:00 pm on the opening day.
The world team tennis format (20/20) will be used throughout the competition. All ties will be played on one court and each match will be first to six games and a seven-point tiebreaker will be used if the score is tied at 6-6.
In the Under-19 category, the matches will be four singles and three doubles, while in the Under-15 category there will be three singles and two doubles.
All of the top teams throughout the island are through to the final. Defending champions in the boys U-19s are Wolmer’s, while the girls U-19 winners are Immaculate.
The two schools to look out for this year are Montego Bay High in the girls section and Hillel in the boys.