All Island Inter-school Tennis 10s this week

After two years, the All-Island Inter-school Tennis 10s will be back in Colombo, and will take place from November 4-7 at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) courts.
Even though the event has seen over a decade of existence, the past two years have been slow due to the Covid-19 Pandemic spread in the country.

The event will be played in full form from 08:00 am to 06:000pm at the SLTA courts.

A whopping 1,300 kids through 121 teams are expected to participate in the event this year, coming together from all corners of the island.

Colombo, Kandy, Kalutara, Jaffna, Batticaloa, Negombo, Panadura, Galle, Kurunegala, Ratnapura, and Gampaha are some of the area’s most participation is expected from. The event will see three age categories: Under 7, Under 8 and the Under 10s.

In addition to the main draw, the organizers have also planned for some fun activities for the kids present at the SLTA, to ease the pressure off of the young minds.

The main objective of this Kids carnival is to promote the sport of Tennis in the country and to educate and motivate young tennis enthusiasts from the grassroots level. It also gives a chance for these players to travel to Colombo at a young age to participate in a mass event such as the Tennis 10s, and learn that Tennis is an involved and fun sport to take up, even at a professional level in their futures.