WHAT IS UNDOUBTABLY the country’s biggest and most popular road tennis competition, the Silver Hill tournament, serves off on Sunday with the scope to be even bigger and better with service provider Digicel getting on board.
Yesterday, the brainchild behind the tournament which is entering its fifth edition, Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture Stephen Lashley indicated that in addition to a new category being added, the women’s prize money was in for a boost thanks to Digicel joining with Plus and the Youth Development Programme in sponsoring the tournament.
With over 60 players entering the 2017 tournament on spanking new courts at Silver Hill, Lashley disclosed that over $16 000 will be on offer in the men’s, women’s, Silver Hill In-House and the new Under-17 categories. (KB)
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