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Stanbic refurbishes Harare Sports Club tennis court

Sport
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has given Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) a shot in the arm after they donated $3 000 for the refurbishment and resurfacing of a Harare Sports Club tennis court.

Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has given Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) a shot in the arm after they donated $3 000 for the refurbishment and resurfacing of a Harare Sports Club tennis court.

BY MUNYARADZI MADZOKERE

The bank’s marketing and corporate affairs manager Palmer Mugavha yesterday presented the company’s donation at the tennis venue which is set to host the Davis Cup Euro/Africa Group II playoff encounter against Moldova later this month.

Having been a partner of TZ for the past seven years, Mugavha said Stanbic has shifted focus on improving tennis infrastructure in the country.

“We started sponsoring tennis activities as Stanbic Bank seven years ago assisting mainly national teams that will be travelling out of the country for international tournaments, but this year our thrust has shifted to improving our local infrastructure.

“As you can see this tennis court has been refurbished to international standards and this should help to attract future tournaments to come here because we have upgraded our facilities to the required standards by the International Tennis Federation,” he added.

TZ officials including president Regis Bhunu attended the presentation ceremony. Bhunu expressed gratitude at the timely gesture by the bank adding that it was in line with a request by ITF.

“What Stanbic Bank has done for us is very encouraging. We needed to meet the requirements of the Davis Cup, a tournament we are hosting this again month and ITF had requested that we upgrade two other courts to meet the standards of the centre court,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Zimbabwean doubles pair of brothers Benjamin and Courtney Lock is on the brink of making after history after storming in the doubles final of the Zimbabwe F3 ITF Futures tournament at Harare Sports Club yesterday.

Ben and Courtney recorded a grueling 7-6 6-7 10-7 win over the doubles partnership comprising Frenchman Arthur Surreaux and Vullnet Tashi from Switzerland in an evenly balanced match that finished late in the evening.