HCR tennis starts June 19

Richard Dwight

The Hilton Colombo Residence (HCR) has been very much alive to its responsibility and has sought opportunities to identify itself with the community at large.

This it has done the year around, through the promotion and fostering of sports in the island.

Foremost of which is the organising and conducting at various times three sporting galas viz; the swimming gala, tennis gala and the marathon gala. In keeping with its commitment the HCR will hold for the eighth consecutive year, the Hilton Colombo Tennis Gala 2010. It will take place from June 19 and conclude on June 27 at the HCR tennis courts - with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) being the official sponsor for the fifth successive year.

These observations were made by GM-HCR, Manesh Fernando, at a media briefing held on Tuesday evening at the HCR. Fernando, also emphasised that the entire exercise was to build a spirit of camaraderie and goodwill between HCR and the people at large - where hearty sports lovers play together on one court, as a mix of amateurs and professionals.

The Director, Local Corporate Banking (SCB), Lorenzo Jayasinghe, before handing over the sponsorship, said he was associated with this annual event on four previous occasions, and wished the current tournament all success.

Details of the tennis gala as made out by the Sports and Recreation Manager, Andrew Noyahr, is as follows:

The nine days tennis gala will be held from June 19 to 27 with all entries to accepted at the HCR Sports Centre and the closing date will be June 15 at 6.30 p.m.

The draw will be held on Thursday June 17 at 6 p.m. at the sports centre.

The event categories for the tennis gala:

1. Men’s open singles

2. Women’s open singles

3. men’s doubles

4. Boys/girls under 16 (singles)

5. Boys/girls under 14 years (singles and doubles)

6. Boys/girls under 12 years (singles and doubles)

7. Boys/girls under 10 years.

The prize giving will be held on the last day of the tournament on completion of all events is June 27.

The winners and runners up of the men’s and women’s open singles will receive cash prizes. The others will be awarded certificates.