Schaumburg, IL: August 20, 2017 – Telugu Association of Greater Chicago (T.A.G.C) conducted yearly Tennis Tournament on August 20th , 2017 at CPAC EAST 2223 Half Day Road, Deerfield, IL -60015. TAGC started this tournament in early 80’s, to meet and make new friends as well as get along with other talented players with buddy players. Initially tournament started among telugu people later opened for all Indian communities due to the encouragement from other community leaders.
TAGC team encouraged young Tennis player’s parents to register in the tournament. This year tennis registrations broke all the previous records, total 123 players were registered to participate in the tournament in different categories to achieve this number TAGC sports committee worked very hard and explored all possible ways to reach the event details to all tennis players in and around Chicago land area. TAGC rented entire club which holds 9 courts to conduct the tournament from morning 8 AM to 6 PM . Different categories like Men’s Doubles, Teens singles Girls and boys singles and Under 10 years Kids singles boys singles. Each team played 4 games with opponent team in regular match, then top 8 teams played quarter finals, winners played semis and finals. All the players reported on time, Tournament started as per schedules and closed on time.
TAGC President Ramachandra R Ade along with entire sports committee team and sponsor Mr. Jagdeesh were presented the trophies to following winners:
Girls singles:
Winnerà Pooja, Ponneboina
Runner à Nishali, Musunoori
Under 11 Boys:
Winner à Akshay, Maram
Runner à Rushil, Saswade
Youth Boys:
Winner à Tej, Ekkurthi
Runner à Aditya, Palle
Men Doubles:
Winners à Srinivas, Merneedi & Sai, Merneedi
Runner à Srikanth, Vellanki & Tarun, Vellanki
TAGC president Ramachandra R, Ade thanked sponsor Mr. Jagadeesh and Management of Cignus Solutions Inc., for their support in sponsoring and conducting 2017 Indoor Tennis Tournament and Prasad Maram who helped a lot in coordinating with sponsorship, tennis courts management and volunteers, TAGC Board, Sports committee chair Sangem Saptagiri & team and volunteers as well as all the Tennis Participants.
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