Cebuana tennister in HK for training

CEBU’S NO.1 tennis player in the girls 12-Under category Zethley Mae Alferez of the City of Naga, Cebu left for Hong Kong last May 30 for a 12-day training with the OTR Tennis Asia Limited.

The Hong Kong training will serve as the start of Alferez’s three-year training program aimed at developing her maximum potential as a tennis player and hopefully represent the country in international matches.

The training is part of the Cebu International Tennis Centre Inc.’s (CITCI) program for tennis grassroots development in Cebu in cooperation with the OTR Tennis Asia Limited.

Alferez is one of the 70 active members of the CITCI’s training pool, which trains at the Consolacion Tennis Courts in Laray, Consolacion every Saturday.

Ken Salimbangon of the CITCI said they chose the 11-year-old Alferez not only because of her potential but also for the determination.

Alferez has shown her determination by travelling from the southern part of Cebu to the north every weekend just to attend the CITCI training camp.

CITCI is a non-profit firm and aims to identify potential tennis players from around the Cebu province and train them to further hone their skills and become an athlete worthy of representing the country in international matches.

Alferez was accompanied by one of CITCI’s coaches, Warren Alivio, who will  also undergo a high level tennis coaching training to be duplicated here in Cebu by the CITCI./CORRESPONDENT MARS G. ALISON