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Taiwanese Tennis Comes to Saint Lucia

The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Saint Lucia Tennis Association will be organizing a Tennis Camp during the period of 2^nd August to 13^th August 2010, at the National Tennis Centre and the Coconut Bay Beach Resort and Spa. The aim of this venture is to promote the sport of tennis and to foster cultural exchanges between the people of Taiwan and Saint Lucia.

To that end Young Saint Lucians between the ages of 6 to 14 are invited to attend. Parents can also play their part by coming and giving support to their children during the camp period.
 

The tennis camp will be coached by 6 outstanding tennis players from the Fu-Jen Catholic University in Taiwan, as well as coaches from two local tennis academies. Other organizations involved in the tennis bonanza are the Marcelle’s Tennis Academy, OMS Academy, Coconut Bay Beach Resort and Spa, International Tennis Federation and Saint Lucia Red Cross.
 

Two locations are designated for the tennis weeks. The first week is from 2^nd to 16^th August, 2010, and will be held at the National Tennis Centre in Beausejour, Gros Islet, with 72 places open. The second week will be from 9^th to 13^th August 2010, at the tennis courts of the Coconut Bay Beach Resort and Spa, Vieux Fort with 60 places open.

During the above mentioned period the camp will start at 9am and will end at 3.30 PM, with a one hour lunch break.

Apart from the main activity of general tennis skill and knowledge, there will also be funny games, handcraft skills, and magic shows. This will be followed by Taiwanese and Saint Lucian dance and music exchanges.
 

Please note that lunch and tennis rackets will be provided, however participants who possess their own tennis equipment are advised to bring them along. Transportation will also be provided. For the first week camp there will be two buses leaving Derek Walcott Square for the National Tennis Centre. For the second week camp the pick up time and route will be announced at a later date.

There will be a minimal cost for the Tennis camp which is 100 E.C. per each week. Application forms are available here.

The deadline for accepting application is 25^th June, 2010. Please submit your applications forms to the following contact point:

1. First week Tennis camp (2^nd to 6^th August, 2010 at the National Tennis Centre).

Marcelle’s Tennis Academy

Mr. Stephen Marcelle

C/o St. Lucia Racquet Club.

P.O. Box 2196

Gros Islet, St. Lucia, West Indies

Tel: 1-758-452-0010, or 1-758-484-8391

e-Mail: marcelle@candw.lc

2. Second week tennis camp

(9^th to 13^th August, 2010, at Coconut Bay Beach Resort and Spa)

OMS Tennis Academy

Mr. Omar Davis

P.O. Box 389

Beanfield

Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, West Indies

Tel: Sam (758) 484 1180

Lynda (758) 714 3869

e-mail: daviso@candw.lc
 

It is essential to remember that entry to the tennis camp will be on a first come first serve basis. So book early as a fun, sporting and multicultural experience awaits you.
 

Background

The National Tennis Centre of Saint Lucia is a national project between the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Saint Lucia. The aim of both governments is helping to promote tennis as a way to a better quality of life for many young persons.
 

The tennis centre contains 6 tennis courts. One of which the main court is designed according to international standards and can accommodate up to 320 spectators.

Each court will be equipped with a high quality of lighting system to accommodate evening activities.
 

The national tennis centre will be completed by the end of July, 2010. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place on the 1^st of August, 2010 with friendship matches between Taiwanese and Saint Lucian players. The highlight of the New National Tennis centre will be the holding of the 2010 Coca Cola Cup due later in August.

To help promote the significance of the occasion there will be a delegation of six Taiwanese tennis players from the Fu-Jen Catholic University who will be here to participate not only in the coaching of the young tennis players but also take part in the fun and cultural activities which follows over the two week period.

The Taiwanese Tennis delegation will be led by: Mrs. Hui-Ching Hsu,

Followed by:

Mr. Hsin-Wei Chang

Mr. Yun-Che Lin

Mr. Wei-Han Chen

Ms Hsueh-Jung Tang

Mr. Wen-Guan Yeh

Mr. Chuan-Han Zhang

The Taiwanese tennis players are scheduled to arrive in Saint Lucia on Saturday 31^st July, 2010 and will participate in the friendship matches with Saint Lucian players on 1^st, August 2010 followed by the 2 weeks tennis camp for Saint Lucian Youth.
 

Something about Fu Jen Catholic University

It was founded by the Holy See in 1925 in Beijing (China), and then reopened in Taiwan in 1961. Currently the University comprises of 9 colleges (Liberal arts, Arts, Foreign Languages, Science and Engineering, Human Ecology, Law, Social Sciences, Management, Medicine). There are 48 departments, offering 46 Master’s programs, 22 in-service Master’s programs, 11 Ph.D. programs with 15 departments in the School of Continuing Education.
 

The land Capacity of the University is about 35 hectares and current student population is 26,000.

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