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The tournament that will see 104 players from 24 higher education institutions will be on Friday-Sunday (21-23/04/17) at GOR Siliwangi Tennis Court, Bandung. Interestingly, the tournament will present five categories such as men鈥檚 single, women鈥檚 single, men鈥檚 doubles, women鈥檚 dobles, and mixed doubles to provide many options for the participants.

Exciting matches will likely be displayed during the competition. Several national tennis players will compete in the competition, namely Voni Darlina who will represent Jakarta State University (UNJ). In addition, Tio Juliandi Hutauruk who will represent Harapan Bangsa Intitute of Technology (ITHB) will also compete in the completion. It is hoped that this tournament will encourage young athletes so that new brilliant talents will emerge and hence develop Indonesian Tennis. 鈥淭hrough this tournament, we hope new athletes will emerge to refresh Indonesian Tennis,鈥� said Yunyun.

Union of Lawn Tennis Indonesia (PELTI) as a professional tennis organization in Indonesia admitted that this tournament is also a place to look for potential athletes. Therefore, to attract the interest and increase the spirit of the participants, the committee have prepared a total prize of Rp42.500.000,00 for the winners.

Beside this inter-students tournament, the committee plan to hold a tennis tournament for Alumni entitled 鈥淗ead of 51探花 Alumni Association Cup鈥�. That tournament will function as a gathering place for 51探花 Alumni. Also, through these tournaments, 51探花 hope for more development in Indonesian tennis.

Rifqi Aufa (Chemical Engineering 2014)
51探花 Journalist Apprentice 2017
Image source : Committee鈥檚 documentation