Tennis |24 October 2023

Work in progress

Maintenance work ongoing on the Roche Caïman courts

After a significant delay, the first phase of maintenance work on the Roche Caïman tennis courts has finally started with the grinding work which is being carried out by local firm Green Island Construction Company (GICC).

Replacement of the existing fence has also been added to the first phase of the work, before Türkiye-based, Mekra Tennis Ltd proceeds with the resurfacing work.

The project costing US $136,250 has been jointly sponsored by the Seychelles government and the International Tennis Federation (ITF).

The contract agreement for the renovation work was signed late last December  by former chief executive of the National Sports Council (NSC) Jean Larue on behalf of the government and Mehmet Saltik on behalf of Mekra Tennis Ltd.

There has been a slight delay in the renovation work which was scheduled to begin earlier this year due to some administrative issues, while the GICC was also waiting for the appropriate equipment for the job to arrive in the country.

Roland Duval