ISLAMABAD: The Subh-e-Nau National Clay Tennis Championship will be played at the PTF Complex, Garden Avenue from Jan 15 to 20.

Shahida Kauser Farooq, chairperson of the Subh-e-Nau, said in a statement that the tournament, the first to be played in 2014, aims at promoting tennis at the grass-root levels.

She said this event will feature players in five different categories which include men’s singles, men’s doubles, junior U-18 singles, and boys U-14 singles.

Most of the leading players have confirmed their entries for the event which carries prize money worth Rs200,000.

Mahvish Chishtie will be the tournament coordinator. Interested players can contact Shehzad Akhtar Alvi, tournament referee, at 0333-5158971 for entries and more details. —Agencies

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