The 2019 National Youth Tennis Tournament kicks off in Nghe An

Yen Thanh• DNUM_ACZBBZCABJ 14:55

(Baonghean.vn) - The 2019 National Youth Tennis Tournament with the participation of more than 200 athletes, including many famous young tennis players of Vietnam, will start from November 1 in Nghe An.

On November 2, the opening ceremony of the 2019 National Youth Tennis Tournament took place in Vinh City. Attending the opening ceremony were Mr. Doan Thanh Tung - General Secretary of the Vietnam Tennis Federation, Head of the tournament's Organizing Committee. On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Huynh Thanh Dien - Former Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Nghe An Provincial Tennis Federation; Le Thi Hoai Chung - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Ho Mau Thanh - Director of the Department of Culture - Sports.

This tournament is authorized by the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, Vietnam Tennis Federation in coordination with the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An province and Nghe An Tennis Federation.

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Mr. Doan Thanh Tung - General Secretary of Vietnam Tennis Federation, Head of the Organizing Committee of the tournament delivered the opening speech. Photo: Trung Kien

This tournament has 14 delegations of athletes from all provinces and clubs across the country: Dong Nai, Bac Giang, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Hanoi, Army, Da Nang, DTTC Son La, Hung Thinh - Ho Chi Minh City, B. Binh Duong, VNTennis, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and host Nghe An.

With the participation of 135 athletes in singles and 70 athletes in doubles; the tournament also brought together many famous faces in the Vietnamese tennis community.

This year the tournament has 14 events: Men's Singles U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, Women's Singles U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, Men's Doubles U14, U18 and Women's Doubles U14, U18.

Nghe An youth tennis athletes. Photo: Trung Kien

Although Nghe An does not have a team yet, it has formed a team of many promising young talents to compete as host. This is the third consecutive time Nghe An has had the honor of hosting the tournament.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, the teams entered the qualifying round and the first round of group stage. The semi-finals took place on November 7 and 8. The closing ceremony and the finals took place on November 9.