To: Daily Herald From: Brenda Carty Date: 07/19/99
ANGUILLA-Six tennis coaches arrived in Anguilla on Sunday for the special week of tennis that is forming part of the Summer Tennis Academy.
Willie Shaw, head coach from Morehouse College, USA, James Schor Caribbean Sales representative for Wilson Sporting Goods and four coaches from Gardner-Webb University are all staying at Carimar Beach Club for the week and will be offering their expertise on the tennis court.
Left: Mitch with Matthew Cooper. Right: Hannah Valdez with Mitch
It will be a week of serious tennis coaching as well as lots of fun and games to encourage the young players. Lessons will be at the Malliouhana and Carimar tennis courts from 9.00 a.m. - 12 noon. Each evening, starting on Tuesday at 5.00 p.m. the coaches will be playing exhibition matches at Mariners Beach Resort.
The visiting coaches were generously hosted by Carimar Beach Club: LINK
There are over 150 children involved in the Tennis Academy this year which is being organized by Mitchelle Lake and sponsored by Black Entertainment Television and Wilson Sporting Goods as well as some twenty four local businesses. Mitch Lake said, "I am very pleased with the monetary contributions made by the local sponsors amounting to over US $3000.00. It shows that they are concerned about the successful development of this programme." He further praised Carimar Beach Club, American Airlines/American Eagle and Triple K Car Rental who have all been generous in providing respectively, accommodation, air transport and a jeep for the coaches.
The Academy will continue next week, July 26, at Webster Park.
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For more pictures from tennis camp 1999: (LINK)