224 Athletes begin title chase as VEMP Tennis tourney serves off

No fewer than 224 athletes have begun title chase in the 3rd edition of the VEMP National Open Tennis Championship. The national open organized by VEMP Limited in conjunction with Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) which served-off yesterday will climax Saturday, November 13, 2021 at the National Tennis Centre, Package B of the Moshood Abiola National […]

No fewer than 224 athletes have begun title chase in the 3rd edition of the VEMP National Open Tennis Championship.

The national open organized by VEMP Limited in conjunction with Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) which served-off yesterday will climax Saturday, November 13, 2021 at the National Tennis Centre, Package B of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.

The tournament is being sponsored by VEMP Limited with a whopping N6.5m for grab as N3, 250,000 the total prize money for the men’s and N3, 250,000 for the women’s events.

The tournaments which saw players across the country will see athletes battle for the ultimate prize in four categories namely Men’s Singles, men’s doubles, Women’s Singles, and Women’s doubles.

There will be three days of qualifiers for men which are in a round of 64 while that of women will be round of 32 with ITF bronze-badge referee, Saidu Musa as tournament director.

The main draw for men and women is 32 while the men’s double will also be a round of 16 draws. The women’s double will be a round of 16.

Recall that the 2nd edition of the VEMP Open in 2019 saw both Sylvester Emmanuel and Oyinlomo Quadre emerged champions in the men’s singles and women’s singles respectively, as they are expected to defend titles at the start of the main tournament on Monday.