UPDC Ikoyi Club Grand Slam serves off

Tennis racket and ball

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The third edition of the Ikoyi Club tennis Grand Slam sponsored by UPDC Plc served off on Monday with preliminary matches involving over 60 players.

Players will compete in the singles and doubles events.

The competition, which will end on Saturday, is being organised to give members of the tennis section of the club the opportunity to express themselves and display their skills in the sport.

The chairman of the tennis section, Billy Ekwunife, said the competition was tagged a Grand Slam because of it competitive nature.

“It is organised towards the end of the year after every other major competitions, and it will feature seeded and unseeded players,” Ekwunife said.

“Our desire is to have the competition become a bigger ever in the future hence the name Grand Slam.”

The managing director of UPDC Plc, Hakeem Oguniran, said the company decided to partner with the club in order to promote the spirit of harmony among the club members.

“We don’t just sell houses, we sell lifestyles and hope to improve this among Nigerians,” Oguniran said.

Ekwunife said the winner of the competition will get N500,000, while the first runner-up will get N400,000.