PUNE: Solaris Club will be back in action when an estimated 150 odd junior hopefuls lock horns in the Solaris Club All India Ranking (Under-14) Championship Series Tennis Tournament here from November 12.
The championship for juniors is in its tenth year and comes close on the heels of a successful national senior men’s tennis tournament organised by the Solaris club in January 2017.
“After successfully organizing the men’s national event at our Mayur colony courts, we are back here again,” said the Solaris CEO Hrishikesh Bhanushali.
The Main Draw matches would be played on November 12 and 13. The Championship Series is the fourth tier of the All India Tennis Association’s (AITA) junior structure, which follows National Series and Super Series.
According to Tournament Director Ravindra Pandey, the winner of the singles title stands to gain 15 AITA points, the runners-up 10 points, while the semi-finalists will receive 7 points.
The organisers have received entries from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi, Andhra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa.
