Abierto Garza Universitario de Tenis, Digi Mart USA News (Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, Mexico): The Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH) will hold the first Professional Garza Universitario Open Tennis Tournament, bringing together leading players in the discipline, headed by Eduardo Orozco, currently Mexico’s No. 1 player.
The championship will take place from November 12 to 15 at the Club Universitario Real del Monte, as part of the institution’s 15th anniversary. The stated purpose is to promote high-performance sport and bring professional tennis closer to the people of Hidalgo.
Adolfo Miguel Pontigo Tovar, administrator of the facility, said the initiative reflects the institution’s vision of strengthening sports culture and creating spaces where families, fans and young talent can see professional-level competition up close.
Among the participants is Eduardo Orozco, who has won multiple championships of the Asociación Mexicana de Tenistas Profesionales (AMTP) and has experience in ATP Challenger tournaments and exhibitions with international figures.
The competition is endorsed by the AMTP and the Universal Tennis Rating (UTR), organizations that provide validity and ranking points for player classification. Elimination rounds will be played on November 12 and 13, while the main draw and finals will take place on November 14 and 15.
Matches will be men’s singles played on clay. The tournament will offer a prize purse of 50,000 pesos and aims to become a permanent competition in Hidalgo, with the possibility of raising its category in future editions.
Pontigo Tovar invited the university community and tennis fans to attend and take part in the first edition, which aims to strengthen sports development in the state.
