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Participants of the 10th annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational Pro/Am at the Atlantis Tennis Centre, December 3rd, 2010. Back row, left to right:
Olga Savchuk, Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Aly Zaver, Sabine Lisicki, Miles Nadal, Xavier Malisse, Vicky Knowles-Andrews, Don Johnson, Mark Knowles, Yves Lourdin, Jeff Everett, Ryan Sweeting, Oliver Marach, Amer Delic.
Front row, kneeling: Jesse Levine, Dave Porzio, Jeremy Stuby, Alex Kuznetsov, Bobby Reynolds Photo: MarkDaCunha.com
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Paradise Island,
Bahamas - The Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational is underway in
the Bahamas. On December 3rd a Pro-Am event was held at the Atlantis Tennis Centre.
Pro/Am main draw winners were Jeff Everett of Everkey Global and Xavier Malisse, visiting pro from Belgium. Finalists were Miles Nadal, CEO of MDC Partners and Bahamian pro and event host, Mark Knowles.
Consolation draw went to Aly Zaver of MDC Partners and pro Sabine Lisicki
Finalists were David Porzio of MDC Partners and visiting pro Jesse Levine.
That
evening the pros and sponsors enjoyed a cocktail reception hosted by MDC Partners and a dinner hosted by the Bahamas
Ministry of Tourism at Fathom's restaurant in the Atlantis. The
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture for the Bahamas was in attendance
and gave remarks. Miles Nadal of MDC Partner, one of this year's major sponsors of the event also spoke.
Ryan Sweeting of The Bahamas Photo: MarkDaCunha.com
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After dinner a memorabilia auction was held, and up for bidding was a Mark Knowles racket, a Federer racket, Leyton Hewitt racket and photo, and 2 tickets for the next Wimbledon finals. All proceeds will go toward local charities.
The
important charity event has raised over $500,000 to date and this year is a
milestone
Photo: MarkDaCunha.com
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2010
brought Andy Murray, Xavier Malisse, Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Olga Savchuk, Bethanie
Mattek-Sands, Sabine Lisicki, Robert 'Bobby' Reynolds, Amer Delic, Alex
Kuznetsov, Jesse Levine, Filip Krajinokov, Ryan Sweeting, Brent
Haygarth, Oliver Marach, Don Johnson, and of course Mark Knowles.
Sponsors include:
Atlantis Resort & Casino,
Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Private Bank & Trust; Pictet
Bank & Trust Ltd; Serenity Point, Abaco; The Balmoral; The Bahamas
Ministry of Tourism; American Airlines; The Bank of the Bahamas,
Marketing & Communications Network,
Everkey Global Fund,
Templeton Global Advisors,
Odyssey Aviation, The Bahamas Weekly, H3O and The Ministry of Youth
Sports & Culture.
Sabine Lisicki Photo: MarkDaCunha.com
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About the Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational: The
Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational is a Charity Event hosted by
Mark. It was first held in 2001. The event is held in December at the
National Tennis Centre in Nassau (New Providence), Bahamas. The purpose
of the event is to raise money for various charities, such as The
Sassoon Pediatric Heart Foundation, The Cancer Society, The Association
of the Physically Disabled, The Childrens Emergency Hospital, The Boy
Scouts of Bahamas, The Special Olympics and scholarships for promising
junior tennis players. Visit:
www.knowlzee.com
Photos by Mark DaCunha
Miles Nadal, CEO of MDC Partners Photo: MarkDaCunha.com
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Visiting pro, Xavier Malisse of Belgium Photo: MarkDaCunha.com
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Bahamian tennis pro and host of the event, Mark Knowles Photo: MarkDaCunha.com
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SLIDE SHOW: Pro-Am action, December 3rd at Atlantis Tennis Centre. Photos: MarkDaCunha.com
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The winning team of Malisse and Everett. left to right: Xavier Malisse, Vicky Knowles, Mark Knowles, and Mr. Everett Photo: MarkDaCunha.com
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Left to right: Miles Nadal, CEO of MDC Partners, Mark Knowles, Finalist Main Draw of ProAm Xavier Malisse, Jeff Everett, winners of Main Draw Pro Am Photo: MarkDaCunha.com
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SLIDE SHOW: Cocktail Party hosted by MDC Partners and dinner at Fathom's (Atlantis) hosted by Ministry of Tourism. Photos: MarkDaCunha.com
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Mark Knowles with four visiting pros. Left to right: Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Olga Savchuk, Anna-Lena Groenefeld, and Sabine Lisicki at Fathom's Restaurant in Atlantis. Photo; MarkDaCunha.com
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Participants of the 10th annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational pose for a group photos at a cocktail reception hosted by MDC Partners, and a dinner hosted by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism at Fathom's Restaurant in Atlantis on December 3rd. Photo: MarkDaCunha.com
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