The 3rd edition of the Universal Tennis Rating tournament organized by Topshot starts today in Lagos with invited players expected to compete for honours in team events.
Tournament Director, Jumoke Yakubu, told our correspondent that all arrangements to make the event special have been concluded.
Yakubu, a former national tennis player, said the 2023 edition would be staged at the Lagos State Public Service Club in GRA, Ikeja.
The UTR invitational event is staged for smashers looking up to get scholarship opportunities in the United States of America to further boost their game.
Yakubu added: ”We have all the arrangements in place to create an enabling environment for the participants who have the ambition of taking their game to the next level.
“Tennis is an interesting sport with many talents in the country but they need to showcase their skills. We are doing our best to give them a good opportunity to explode to the world.”
The tournament director however showered praises on Pennywise micro Finance, ADX Credit Limited, Summit Accounting Solutions Limited, Metro Fittings and accessories and Geotechnics Limited for assisting the organisers to put the event together for the good of the game.
Some of the players expected to take part are Toyin Asogba, Abayomi Philip, Micheal Osewa, Omolayo Bamidele, Daniel Adeleye and Michael Ayoola.
The UTR event ends this weekend.
