The Centenary Tennis Clubs Association held its 19th Annual General Meeting in Lausanne on Saturday October 24th, 2015.
Representatives from 17 different member Clubs attended the meeting, which was chaired by the organisation’s President, Juan Maria Tintore.
Three new clubs were accepted into the Association: Grasshopper Tennis Club from Zurich, Switzerland, Guayaquil Tennis Club from Ecuador and Odense Tennis Club from Denmark, bringing the CTC’s total number of members to 70 from 29 different countries.
The Assembly heard details of how the organisation’s 2015 activities progressed, including an update from the second CTC Competition in South America, which was held recently in Santa Fe Lawn Tennis Club.
The meeting was highlighted by the presentation by Mr. Shono Naouyoki, the President of Yokohama International Tennis Community, who spoke of the progress in the organization of the 2nd CTC Asia tournament, which is due to take place in Yokohama from November 12-14th, 2016.
Affiliated to Tennis Europe and a recognized organization of the International Tennis Federation, the Centenary Tennis Clubs Association was founded on June 1996 by eight European Clubs with the aim of promoting the traditions of the sport of tennis. All of the member clubs can claim more than 100 years of history and a significant tennis tradition.