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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Rwanda Tennis Federation (RTF) has organised a tournament for only female players as part of the celebration of the International Women\u2019s Day. The five-day tournament, scheduled from March 8-12 at IPRC KICUKIRO Tennis courts, is open to women who play amateur Tennis and young women aspiring to play Tennis as part of the federation\u2019s efforts to encourage women to pursue the game as a career.<\/p>\n

The tournament is expected to attract between 20 and 30 participants who include new players. Philbert Ndugu, the Technical Director of Rwanda Tennis Federation and the tournament coordinator, told Times Sport that the tournament seeks to encourage inclusion and promotion of Tennis among women.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main purpose of this event is to promote gender balance and equality in Tennis,\u201d Ndugu said in an interview.<\/p>\n

A similar tournament for only female Tennis players was organised in December and it motivated the federation to organise more tournaments for female tennis players.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe organised a small event in December and it became a success. For that reason, we thought of using the tournament to celebrate women,\u201d he said. The event will be closed with a prize-giving ceremony including awarding a trophy and medals to best performing players.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. The Rwanda Tennis Federation (RTF) has organised a tournament for only female players as part of the celebration of the International Women\u2019s Day. 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