Tennis South Africa (TSA) has unveiled an exciting new partnership with Brand ID Ignite, the South African licensee and distributor of Dunlop tennis balls, that will see Dunlop become a key sponsor for selected TSA tournaments, junior national squad training camps and the new TSA Growthpoint Development Centres.
The two-year partnership, that commences with immediate effect, will see Dunlop become the official ball sponsor for the following TSA events and projects:
- All Growthpoint Junior events (including Masters and Nationals).
- The new Growthpoint Top Guns national club event.
- Senior (Veterans) nationals.
- Junior National Squad training camps: 3-4 per year.
- TSA Growthpoint Development Centres: Launching from late October onwards.
The sponsorship is the result of a tender that TSA ran earlier this year, in which local tennis ball suppliers, with ITF approved tennis balls, were invited to tender for the partnership.
Richard Glover, CEO of TSA said: “This is another exciting partnership for TSA that will help us deliver on our ambitious growth plan for tennis. We were impressed with the commercial terms offered by Brand ID, but were equally impressed with their vision for investing and growing our sport in South Africa - across juniors, clubs and the critical transformation and development space.”
Jon Haughton, Dunlop Brand Manager said that Dunlop, one of the leading tennis brands not only in South Africa but globally were committed to the development of the game, “Dunlop has a long history with tennis and takes pride in its quality and innovative products. The Dunlop ball is the leading tennis ball in the country and world, so it made perfect sense for Dunlop to partner with TSA with aim to create a top class junior tennis product in the country which would in turn assist TSA with their aims and objectives in developing the game and creating more Wayne Ferreira and Kevin Anderson prodigies, both of whom are proud Dunlop ambassadors.”
Court view: Dunlop Sport have partnered with Tennis South Africa in selected national tournaments in the country. Pictured, is the venue for this week’s Growthpoint Junior Masters to be played at the Riaan Venter Tennis Academy on the University of NWP-PUKKE Campus in Potchefstroom.