PIUTT 2017 Opening Ceremony
Tonight, on October 20th the 2nd edition of the PCU International University Tennis Tournament (PIUTT) was officially opened in the Concert Hall of the Dubna State University in Dubna (Russia) by the President of the Organizing Committee, Prof. Dr. Francis baron Van Loon.
This year the format of the tournament has changed. Competitions will be held in Men’s and Women’s singles categories. For the 1st round a Round Robin System (“RR”) is used to draw the matches.
After the official welcome speeches, the Draw for the Women’s and Men’s Singles competitions was made; the resulting groups and match schedules (Saturday 21.10.2017) can be downloaded here.
The Dubna State University students arranged musical entertainment and after the Opening Ceremony all players, officials, delegation members and volunteers had a light dinner buffet together with a lot of social interaction.
Tomorrow at 10:00 local time the first match of the day will be played at the Sport Complex Olymp. Results will be posted online.