Al Baik PR Manager Bassam Al-Seyofi and Astec Adviser Bernie Soguilon shake hands to seal the sponsorship agreement. Witnessing the event are Astec Secretary Chet Bautista (L), Al-Baik Marketing Cordinator Mahmoud Al-Jaber (2nd R) and Astec Chairman Randy Martin (R). Chet Bautista
JEDDAH — The Association of Tennis Clubs (Astec) will cap its season's activities with the staging of the year-end tournament, Al Baik Team Tennis Challenge 2012, at the Al Bilad Hotel tennis courts Friday. This will be the 4th successive partnership between sports organizer Astec and Al Baik Food Sytsems Co., represented by its PR Manager Bassam Al-Seyofi and Marketing Coordinator Mahmoud Al-Jaber, which is the major sponsor of the event. Also supporting the tournament is Deltaz Marketing (Racquet Shop) thru Tony Kassis, by providing Prince tennis racquets, bags and tennis balls. Scheduled to run for eight weeks, the tournament will begin on Oct. 12 with the opening day parade of teams. Valuable gift items from the sponsors are also in store for the lucky participants and spectators. Succeeding games will be played in Hotel Al Bilad, Sheraton Hotel and Trio Ranch tennis courts. Trophies and other prizes await the winners at the end of the tournament by the first week of December. Under the tournament's format, each team will have nine players, composed of four doubles pairs and one reserve player. The format will be used for the categories C, B2, B1, LMX and MMX. For the HMX category, each team will have eight players composed of three doubles pairs, one singles player and one reserve player. The players' categories will be based on the Classification List, which will be provided by the organizers before the start of the tournament. Also included in the itinerary is a Ladies Tournament, wherein each team will have seven players composed of three doubles pairs and a reserve player.
