Jensen & Bryan to highlight Necker Cup Kids Day
The Necker Cup Kids Day features the famous tennis entertainment duo, Wayne Bryan and Murphy Jensen and is free for children of all ages across the Virgin Islands, and with or without any tennis experience.
The event will start at 3:00 P.M. with free tennis coaching and games by the TSC tennis staff, and Wayne Bryan and Murphy Jensen will follow with their legendary tennis show for the children.
Wayne Bryan is an American tennis coach, author, and speaker. He is the father and former coach of twin brothers, Mike and Bob Bryan, who reached the No. 1 ranking in the world and are known as the most successful professional doubles team in the tennis history. “We have been coming to the BVI for the various Necker Cup events for the past few years, and Necker Cup Tennis Kids Day on Tortola is always very special to us as we get to see how the children in the BVI are improving, growing, and we also get to see new children pick up a tennis racket for the first time and fall in love with the sport.”
Murphy Jensen is an American former professional tennis player who won French Open doubles title in 1993. He is also an award-winning coach of the World Team Tennis professional league as the coach of Washington Kastles. Murphy has also hosted several programmes on the Tennis Channel and acted in the movie Wimbledon.
“I absolutely love the atmosphere on the Necker Cup Tennis Kids Day – the children in the BVI bring lots of positive energy with them and are always very enthusiastic to compete in our mini games, team challenges, and other activities. The parents, family friends, and others who come to watch have always been a fun and supportive audience, which makes it so much fun for Wayne and I
“Developing and growing the beautiful sport of tennis in the British Virgin Islands for the past three and a half years has been truly a privilege for Katerina and I, and every year, the Necker Cup Kids Day brings the biggest tennis event for children of all ages and levels in the territory.”
Growing interest in tennis
Wayne Bryan’s and Murphy Jensen’s presence at the Necker Cup Tennis Kids Day is made possible by Premier Live, the promoter of the Necker Cup various events. “In the past few years, the children residing in the BVI became more and more interested in the sport of tennis,” said Trevor Short, Co-Founder & President of Premier Live.
“Players who started tennis four years ago at local tennis clubs, grew into competitive players playing in tournaments and some of them even scoring victories over adults in the BVI. We hope to continue inspiring more children through the Necker Cup Tennis Kids Day, and we are excited that Wayne and Murphy will be able to come again this year,” added Trevor Short.
In addition to the Tennis Kids Day, Necker Cup and VP Bank will enrich the VI tennis community by providing other opportunities for children in the VI to be part of the Necker Cup.
Mike Richards, Co-Founder of the Necker Cup, highlighted: “As in the past years, we will give opportunity to children in the BVI to be the ballkids for the Necker Cup Finals on Friday, November 18, on Necker Island. Performing ball-kids duties for current professional tennis stars and legends that currently compete or competed in Grand Slams such as Wimbledon provides one-of-a-kind opportunity.”
Last year, ten children from three local clubs in the VI (Tortola Sports Club, Long Look East End Tennis Club, and Virgin Gorda Tennis Academy) were selected, underwent ball-kids specific training under the supervision of Amine Elouazzani, TSC Director of Tennis, and got the opportunity to be on the same court with legends, such as Martina Navratilova among others.
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