One of the tournament sponsors and Francistown businessman, Vadakkeymadam Murthy said that the event was conceived one and a half months ago by the residents and their friends from Masunga. "We realised that there was a serious dearth of tennis competitions in this part of the country. This group of dedicated individuals took it upon themselves to ensure that they organise this inaugural championship," said Murthy.
The tournament had 75 players with competitors in senior and junior categories. Murthy said that such tournaments have been the preserve of Gaborone for a long time. "However, since last year, we have experienced such developments in Masunga and this year we had the Masunga Tennis Open for the second time.
This championship has challenged other districts to come up with similar events. I am reliably informed that Molepolole residents are planning to have one soon," Murthy stated.
He said that such competitions target all participants regardless of origin, race, sex and other differences. "Tennis development has rolled out to several areas in Botswana. To date tennis has been introduced in seven primary schools in the north.
