Four tennis players to compete in Burundi

Four junior tennis players will represent Rwanda in the Under-12 ITF/CAT East African Circuit championship which gets underway this afternoon in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Four junior tennis players will represent Rwanda in the Under-12 ITF/CAT East African Circuit championship which gets underway this afternoon in Bujumbura, Burundi.

The Burundi tournament will be preceded by a three-day International Tennis Federation and Confederation of Africa Tennis (ITF/CAT) training camp.

The training camp will involve junior participants from the five East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and hosts Burundi as well as Sudan and Ethiopia.

Rwanda Tennis Federation named the youngsters as Etienne Niyigena, Aimable Nshimiyimana, Olive Tuyisenge and Aimeline Nshizirungu.

The quadruplet will be under the care of Coach Eric Uwamahoro.

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