El Gouna to play El Gezira in their 8th Annual Tennis Tournament

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For the 8th year running, El Gouna will be the venue for the annual tennis tournament between El Gouna and Gezira Sporting Club (GSC). 

The tournament is a doubles tournament open to ladies and gentlemen of all ages, playing in men, women or mixed teams. It is scheduled to run for four days, from the 20th to the 23rd of March at the Gouna Tennis Club in front of TUB and beside the Go Kart racing track. Play starts at 10am.

The tournament consists of teams playing in one of seven categories. The top category labeled Shark down to the bottom category labeled Starfish. A separate 7th category is labeled DHL cup to encompass players not competing in the main competition. A total of 66 matches are expected to complete, with a match consisting of one 9 game set.

As of March 17 the teams look like this :




Many Thanks goes to the organizers Hani Mounir, Hossein Taghian (El Gouna), Hany Helmy and Rafik Barrada (GSC) and to the sponsors this year  

Spectators are welcome to attend, at no charge, however spectators are encouraged to follow social distancing rules and wear a mask at all times  

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