Ramesh Desai Memorial under 12 Sub-Junior Tennis Nationals at MSLTA from 11 February
Mumbai, February 10: Over 250 Boys and Girls from all over the the country will be seen in action at the 13th edition of the Ramesh Desai Memorial Junior Tennis Nationals for Boys and Girls under 12 which will be hosted by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) at the GA Ranade Tennis complex from February 11 to February 17 2023
The President of MSLTA Mr. Bharat Oza and the Secretary Mr. Sunder Iyer said a total scholarship of Rs 3 lakhs will be awarded as scholarships to players from the first round apart from attractive prizes and gifts. The tournament which is an annual affair is being organized to commemorate the memory of former secretary general of AITA and the former Hon. Secretary of MSLTA of Shri. Ramesh Desai. Players from all the states in the country will be seen in ction in the week long event which is being supported by TennisHub.in and Enerzal
The tournament will serve as an ideal memorial for Ramesh Desai and his values of promoting tennis at a junior level, said Mr Bharat Oza. , While the Boys 12 main draw will be of 64, the Girls under 12 Main draws will be of 48, added Mr. Iyer. The Qualifying rounds will be held on February 11/12 , while the main draws will start from Monday 13th February .
ITF White badge official K. Vaishali will be the Supervisor for the event while Mr Manoj Vaidya has been appointed as the Tournament Director .
ABOUT SHRI RAMESH DINUBHAI DESAI (1927-2006)
Rameshbhai’. as he was popularly known in top tennis circles in the country, was elected as the Honorary Secretary of the Bombay State Lawn Tennis Association way back in 1958, and since then there was no looking back for him.. In his illustrious career in tennis spread over 48 years, he held several important posts. He was Hon. Secretary for Tennis, CCI, Mumbai from 1958 to 1960. He conducted International Tennis Matches of world famous Jack Kramer’s professionals in 1959 and 1960 at CCI.
He was a member on MSLTA Council from 1963,Hon Secretary 1963-1965 & 1984 – 1992, Council Member 1965 – 1975,Hon. Treasurer 1975 to 1977,Vice President 1993 – 2002,Life Vice President from 2002 to till his death. He was also member of AITA Executive Committee from 1984,Executive Committee Member AITA 1984 – 1988,Hon. Treasurer, AITA 1988 – 1992,Hon. Secretary General, AITA 1992 – 1996,Vice President, AITA 1996 – 2004,Life Vice President, AITA 2004 till his death.
He was instrumental in organizing and conducting a number of Tennis tournaments in Maharashtra including Davis Cup ties at Mumbai and Pune. He was also a very good player and participated in many tournaments in Tennis and Badminton. In recognition of his service to the Game of Tennis, the Govt. of Maharashtra awarded him with ‘Dadoji Kondeo Award in the year 1995-96. As Hon. Secretary, Mr. Desai also helped MSLTA in promotion of the game of tennis by constructing the Club House and Sports Guest House besides other Modern sports facilities like International Standard Gymnasium and well equipped library .
Following are the seeding list: Boys Under 12:
1. Vivaan Mirdha(Raj), 2. Viraj Choudhary(Del), 3. Heet Kandoriya(Guj), 4. Smit Undre(Mah), 5. Yuvaan Garg(UP), 6. Aarav Jakhar(Har), 7. Chandogya Pathak(AsM), 8. Ronnie Vijay Kumar(TN);
Girls Under 12: 1. Shravya Soundarya Numburi(TN), 2.Srishti Kiran(Kar), 3. Karthika Padmakumar(Kar), 4. Niesha Enja(TS), 5. Vasundra Balajee(TN), 6. Aashi Kashyap(Har), 7. Jensi Kanabar(Guj), 8. Sri Aksha Penumesta(TS).
