CHETWYND’S TENNIS CLUB
St. Vincent Street
Tunapuna
APPEAL FOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS
Background
Over the last 25 years a “Single Court Club” - Chetwynd’s Tennis Club, located at St. Vincent Street, Tunapuna,
embarked on Easter Competitions as Ambassadors throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
The Club took players to the following Countries – Grenada, Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Guyana, Venezuela,
Suriname, Curacao, Tortola, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Bahamas, Mexico, Antigua etc.
Plans have been put in place to visit Panama during 12th – 19th April 2012 to participate in a Tournament with their
elite Players. These arrangements were coordinated by Steve Thomas with the assistance of International Tennis
Federation (ITF) Director – Central America, Anthony Jeremiah.
Why Panama?
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They have a high ranking at Davis Cup Level.
Tennis Players are First Class competitors.
The tour was approved and launched by the Panamanian Ambassador, with Government to
Government arrangements and all protocol extended to the visiting Team.
Opportunity to highlight Tennis and build sporting relationships between the two countries.
It’s also the second largest Free Zone after Hong Kong in the world for business travel.
Grand Show Tournament Players
In all our travels we have never played a country in Central America and the decision was to impress upon our
counterparts the opportunity to have a grand slam Caribbean versus Central America. The ideal approach for us
therefore is to solicit the participation of the top over thirty (30’s) players in Trinidad and Tobago for one Grand
Showdown in Panama. This objective would not be achieved if the under mentioned individuals are not part of the
Team.
Players’ Name
Jamille Danclare
Richard Mc Cleshie
Kendell Cuffy
Rodney Ross
Andy Boyce
Randy Bailey
Philbert
Derrick Murray
Earle James
Michael Cooper
Angernet Venus
Ainsley Stewart
Phillip Robinson
Peter Moore
Kyle Hannays
Club
Arima Tennis Club
Tranquility
Tranquility
Country Club
George v
Skinner Park
Fyzabad
Point Fortin
Point Fortin
George v
Chetwynd’s
George v
Chetwynd’s
Point A Pierre
Arima
Tennis Achievements
Tennis Scholarship winner
Top ‘A’ class player
Top ‘A’ class doubles player
Near selection for National Team
Top ‘A’ class player
Top doubles player south
Top doubles player deep south
Former junior player Trinidad
Top ‘A’ class player
Top veteran Trinidad & Tobago
Willing Female player
Hard working ‘B’
Top ‘A’ class player
Top ‘A’ class player
Top ‘A’ class player
Financial Arrangements
An arrangement was made through our travel Agency Nissi Travel and Works Credit Union for a soft loan of
TT$10,000.00 with monthly repayment of TT$300.00 to individuals who may have some short term constraints.
Cost of Trip/Flight/Hotel Accommodation
Airfare:
TT$3,900.00 (Copa Airlines)
Accommodation:
TT$1,800.00
Breakfast/shopping /bi lingual tour
TT$6,271.38
Challenge
We have only one month before travel and to date we do not have the full commitment of players. In light of this, I
am appealing to you all to come forward and seize the opportunity to be part of history in the making.
Summary
T&T is well known to the Panamanians given the recent trade negotiations held with our country and as such we
will be treated with the utmost respect and hospitality.
I believe that we have come a long way with events like these and it will be heart wrenching and most of all
embarrassing to say the least, to have engaged such high level personnel to coordinate this tournament and at the
end of the day, not even manage to pull a respectable team together.
Failure was never one of our mantras and it shouldn’t become one.
We have an alternative payment plan in place. Seize the opportunity!
I urge you to liaise with your fellow players and encourage them to be part of this Caribbean Central American
showdown.
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Steve Thomas
Co-ordinator
Chetwynd’s Panama Tour