Lithuanian Tennis Association
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The Lithuanian Tennis Union (Lietuvos Teniso Sąjunga) is the national governing body
for the sport of tennis
in Lithuania
. LTS was created to standardize rules and regulations and to promote and develop the growth of tennis in Lithuania
.
The LTS includes 173 players including world number 77 Ričardas Berankis
and has 47 coaches.
The current president is Ramūnas Grušas.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
for the sport of tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. LTS was created to standardize rules and regulations and to promote and develop the growth of tennis in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
.
The LTS includes 173 players including world number 77 Ričardas Berankis
Ricardas Berankis
Ričardas Berankis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the highest ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time.- Early career :Berankis began playing tennis at the age of two...
and has 47 coaches.
The current president is Ramūnas Grušas.