st barth summer sessions: music everywhere!

6 St Barth Weekly n°254
5TH EDITION OF SAINT BARTH TENNIS CLUB
OPEN: YOUR SERVE!
The tennis courts in
Saint Jean host the
action of the 5th Edition
of Saint Barth Tennis
Club Open, August 4-
15, with as many as 100
players expected. “We
are hoping for participation
by residents as well
as our friends who are
visiting the island during
their summer vacation,”
notes Yves
Lacoste, sports director
of the SBTC. This year
there will be several top
players, both men and
women, from France
and Guadeloupe on the
roster. Tournament participants
will play in six
categories: men’s singles,
women’s singles,
under 15 years, veterans,
men’s doubles, and
mixed doubles. The
pools will be selected
on Saturday, August 19
at the tennis clubhouse
in St Jean. The men’s
Who is the most beautiful
young lady in Saint
Barthélemy? That will be
decided during a gala
soirée on Saturday,
August 11 in Gustavia,
with the election of Miss
Saint Barth 2012-2013.
Organized by the Miss
Saint Barth Association,
whose president is
Stéphane Lanson, this
soiree takes place on the
Quai Général de Gaulle.
Seven candidates will
appear in various outfits,
on a stage set up for the
occasion, with a jury
judging their style, their
smiles, and even their
elocution. The lucky
young lady elected on
August 11 will compete
in the next Miss Prestige
singles final will take
place on Wednesday,
August 15, followed by
the awards ceremony.
This is an official tournament,
which means
that all players must
belong to a tennis club
and provide a medical
certificate.
For additional
information,
contact Yves Lacoste at
05 90 27 79 81
or via email:
stbarthtc@orange.fr
A GALA SOIREE
TO ELECT MISS SAINT
BARTH 2012-2013
National beauty pageant,
run by Geneviève de
Fontenay, a famous model
in the 1950s and style
setter in France for several
decades. Christiane
Lillio, the current president
of the Miss Prestige
National committee, and
Christelle Roca, Miss
Prestige National 2012,
will attend the event in
Saint Barth, along with
Tifany Lédée, the reigning
Miss Saint-Barth
2010-2011. This elegant
evening will culminate
with a gala dinner on the
dock.
For additional information
and reservations:
Saint Barthélemy
Tourism Committee,
05 90 27 87 27