The Suncoast Racquet Club will be hosting a team tennis tournament (The Coast Classic) in support of the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society. The tournament will take place from Sept. 7 to 9 at the Suncoast Racquet Club Indoor Tennis Facility, 6000 Lighthouse Way in Sechelt next to Kinnikinnick School.
Five teams will be participating in the mixed doubles tournament, which will commence on the Friday night, with teams from the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland and beyond. Two players with junior ranking backgrounds will be participating in the event – Madison Shoemaker, who trained as a junior at the Suncoast Racquet Club and is now working as operations coordinator for the Women’s Tennis Association in Florida, and Chloe Sher, #1 singles and doubles player at the Big East Conference for four years, now working with Tennis Development with Tennis BC.
The Sunshine Dragons Abreast dragon boat team will be on hand hosting a community barbecue at the club for participants and spectators, and the club invites everyone to check out some great tennis and grab a burger. The barbecue will be held between 5 and 7 p.m., with tennis action starting at 4 p.m.
Tournament play will continue on Saturday and will be followed by a gala banquet at the Blue Ocean Bar and Grill. Dr. Art Hister, Global TV’s health commentator, will be emceeing the dinner event. Tickets for the banquet are $100 with net proceeds going to the Hospice Society.
“Over half the tickets for the Gala have already been sold. It is so gratifying to see the enthusiasm and support for this fundraiser,” said tournament organizer Dave Rush.
In the month leading up to the tournament, there will be an online auction available to the general public. For information on the event you can visit the webpage: https://coast-tennis-classic.eventcreate.com and the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/CoastTennisClassic
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