Terranova Tennis Club, Olbia (SS)
MEF Tennis Events and Terranova Tennis Club announce the birth of the Olbia Challenger. Sardinia adds another international event to its calendar: from October 15th to 22nd the prestigious Olbia club will host an ATP Challenger 125 event. The Olbia Challenger takes place in a strategic week chosen at the request of the ATP in the Greenset and will play a crucial role in the race for a place at the Australian Open.
The words of Marcello Marchesini – “At the end of September we were just about to announce an ATP Challenger 100, until the ATP contacted us and asked us to organize the Olbia tournament in October and make it a 125 category event. We accepted the request with pleasure and we are happy to continue this” important synergy”. Marcello Marchesini, President of MEF Tennis Events, tells the background that led to the choice of date and the announcement of an ATP Challenger 125 in Olbia. The tournament calendar of the Umbrian company, which opened in Tenerife in January with three Challengers, is enriched with a new event.”The relationship between MEF Tennis Events and TC Terranova has been crucial in the creation of the tournament and we can’t wait to welcome some of the best players in the To see the world on the field,” Marchesini continues and is particularly pleased with the position of The Calendar – This week only one other Challenger will play in Europe (Challenger 75 in Hamburg) and in general we will be the only Challenger 125 scheduled: This guarantees us an excellent list of participants.Finally, of course, we would like to thank the institutions that enthusiastically received our idea of bringing tennis to Olbia.”
The Joy of President Coizza – For the first time in its history, the Terranova Tennis Club opens its doors to great international tennis. A source of pride for the city, for the members and of course for the President of the Club, Valentino Coizza: “As a Club we are happy and satisfied to be able to host a great event created by Marcello Marchesini”. would like to thank the Budget Councilor and Vice-President of the Region of Sardinia, Giuseppe Fasolino, and the Mayor of Olbia, Settimo Nizzi, for supporting us in the realization of this project. The members and the boys of the club are very happy because the club has never organized an evaluation of this level.”
