Leander Paes to play exhibition at CLTA tomorrow
Tennis ace Leander Paes will feature in an exhibition doubles match along with new Davis Cup teammate Sanam Singh at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) complex, in Chandigarh tomorrow.
By HT Correspondent | PTI, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON APR 09, 2012 09:05 PM IST
Tennis ace Leander Paes will feature in an exhibition doubles match along with new Davis Cup teammate Sanam Singh at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) complex, in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
The CLTA trainees will partner the two players.
On the occasion, CLTA will launch the Centre of Tennis Excellence on its premises.
According to Haryana Government officials, the state Government and CLTA will sign a MoU on Tuesday.
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