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TV presenter and former GB Davis Cup tennis player Andrew Castle will officially open Win Tennis at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, near Marlow in Buckinghamshire at 12.30pm on Thursday 22nd May.
Andrew Castle says: “I’m delighted to have the chance to work closely with the team at Bisham Abbey. I have been hugely impressed by the numbers of top junior players coming through the system. Combining a good education with a competitive performance-led tennis programme will start to bring players through to the top of the senior game.”
The Win Tennis coaching programme is designed to produce champions and currently has 42 European and World ranked players, six of whom are ranked in the world’s top 100 at junior level. The open day will showcase all aspects of the performance-based academy which offers tennis players the unique chance to live on site, train on site and be properly educated on site.
Mike Walker, Chief Executive and Director of Win Tennis, said: “We believe Win Tennis is the only centre of excellence in the UK which offers players the opportunity to live on site and create the right environment combining both performance tennis and education.”
Win Tennis is working closely with the LTA and other national governing bodies such as Sport England to achieve their performance goals.
Zoë Dixon, Senior National Centres Manager for Sport England, a public body which owns and Lottery-funded Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, added: “We are proud to offer our continuing support to Win Tennis which, through its delivery of high quality training and coaching, has the means to nurture and grow talent to create the British tennis champions of the future.”
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
To request an invitation to attend the opening or media enquiries or interviews with Andrew Castle or Mike Walker please contact Henman Communications on +44 20 7584 1180 / info@henmancom.com
For further information on Win Tennis please visit: www.wintennis.com
Win Tennis Academy
Win Tennis is an internationally renowned tennis organisation and currently operates two high performance tennis centers: Win Tennis Bisham (National Sports Centre) and Win Tennis Bucks. Win Tennis is dedicated to coaching and nurturing young aspiring tennis players, and has a coaching team of the highest quality. They currently have 42 European & World ranked players, six of whom are ranked in the world’s top 100. Win Tennis is part privately funded by Mike Walker and Andrew McKenzie-James, players’ parents, the LTA, the scholarship fund and through sponsors, which include the Lawn Tennis Association, Head, TTK UK and Sport England.
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