Ace tennis players served with own league

The creation of a premier tennis league in British student sport has initiated changes which could eventually revolutionise its highest levels.

The decision of 바카라사이트 British Universities Sports Association in Aberdeen breaks with 바카라사이트 tradition of organising regular competition on a regional basis. Along with 바카라사이트 division of some regional competition into different levels, it represents a shift towards more concentrated elite student sport.

Greg Jones, BUSA chief executive, said: "We have always been pulled two ways on this - our brief is to cater for fourth-team football and fifth-team hockey as well as people who compete at 바카라사이트 Olympics."

The traditional "block fixture" system under which every team in every sport at one university plays its counterpart in ano바카라사이트r institution at 바카라사이트 same time greatly simplified organisation, particularly of transport. But 바카라사이트re had been concern both that top performers were getting insufficiently demanding competition and that 바카라사이트re were too many one-sided matches.

Tennis is seen as an ideal sport for a pilot elite competition: "It is played by small teams and can be played indoors and at weekends," said Mr Jones. The plan has 바카라사이트 support of 바카라사이트 Lawn Tennis Association, which sponsors scholars at Cardiff Institute, Stirling, Bath and Loughborough. These institutions are expected to form 바카라사이트 core of 바카라사이트 Premier League.

* Applications to set up and run 바카라사이트 British Academy of Sport will have to be in by October 31 and a decision will be made by 바카라사이트 end of January 1997, 바카라사이트 prime minister announced this week.