ACE/BLTA Hold Inter-School Tennis Programme
The Bermuda Lawn Tennis Association’s [BLTA] held its thirteenth Inter-school tournament at the W. E. R. Joell Tennis Stadium. The inter-school tournament is part of the BLTA’s schools programme and has been sponsored by the ACE Group since 2000.
The schools participating in the Middle School Division tournament are: Bermuda High School, Clearwater Middle School, Mount St. Agnes, Saltus Grammar School, Somersfield Academy, Whitney Institute Middle School, and TN Tatem Middle School.
Coleridge Place, President of the BLTA, stated “Today was another successful day at the W.E.R. Joell Tennis Stadium, where Middle School students played at an extremely high level. This programme continues to be an important component in the development of tennis in Bermuda.”
Representatives from ACE Group’s sponsorship committee Jonathan Allen, Underwriter, ACE Bermuda and Roseann DoCouto, Communications Specialist were present at the event to witness the students’ achievements.
ACE said, “ACE is proud to have sponsored the BLTA’s schools programme for the past thirteen years. During this time, we have seen the school’s tennis programme develop and grow from reaching a few hundred children at a handful of schools to over 4,500 children at schools Island-wide.
“We commend the Bermuda Lawn Tennis Association, President Coleridge Place, Vice President David Lambert, school coordinators Brent Smith and Tara Lambert; and the many tennis coaches and PE teachers for their commitment to the program and their dedication to developing Bermuda’s future tennis stars.
The schools programme, organised by the BLTA runs throughout the school year in Bermuda’s primary, middle and high schools. The programme encourages students of all ages to participate in tennis on a recreational and competitive level, not only in their regular PE lessons, but also through the inter-school tournaments. ACE’s sponsorship enables the BLTA to appoint qualified tennis coaches to work within the school system with PE teachers, and provide inter-school tournaments three times per year.
