Junior players from seven countries gathered here to compete in the 2009 International Tennis Federation (ITF)/Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) East African championships which went underway on Sunday.
A total of 49 players have confirmed participation in the Dar es Salaam tourney which will serve as the regional qualifier for the continental junior tennis championships which are slated for April to be played in Morocco.
The East African junior tennis championships have drawn players aged between 14 and 16 from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
Source: Xinhua
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