GOA:
Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias, Goa’s first tennis club has partnered with the Goa Table Tennis Association (GTTA) to organize the Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias TT Championship 2018. The state level ranking tournament which is one of the few of its kind in the state will be held on 14th October 2018.
The event will be an annual fixture on the state’s sports calendar with the Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias TT Championship slated each year.
The Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias TT Championship will see accomplished table tennis players battle it out at the Polygon Hall as the Goan sports fraternity and table tennis fans will get a chance to witness sporting action every evening. Matches will be scheduled in the evening.
The tournament includes 11 categories – Under 12 (Cadet Girls and Boys), Under 16 (Sub Junior Girls and Boys), Under 18 (Junior Girls and Boys) Men’s Singles, Ladies Singles, Veteran Singles (Above 40 ), Veteran Singles (Above 50) and Veteran Singles (Above 60).
Registrations in the various categories are now open. Registration forms are available at the Clube Tennis De Gasper Dias office and on the website. The last date to receive entries is 12th October 2018 at 12 noon.
Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias has an interesting legacy spanning over 75 years. In 1934, Mrs. Josephine Hogaz, an American industrial magnate, introduced the game of tennis in Goa. She also provided the finance for the making of the first tennis court in the Club premises. This game became popular with its members leading to the introduction of another court a few years later.
Over the past 80 years under the leadership of various individuals, the club has innovated and improved keeping in the mind the requirement of its members. The club offers facilities for playing badminton, squash, table tennis, billiards and tennis within its premises.
Interested players can access the forms from the website www.clubegaspardias.com or collect it from the clube or contact Susai Fernandes – 7798684972/ Vishnu Kolvalkar – 9860384713.
