ITF Futures officials named

Manama : The tournament director and referees for the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures Men’s Professional Tournament set from March 27 to April 1 have been announced, following a meeting by the board of directors at the Bahrain Tennis Club in Juffair.
The tournament will features singles and doubles play, with qualifying for the singles set for March 25 and 26.
After the meeting, Bahrain Tennis Club board member Ali Khonji was appointed tournament director, while Qatar’s Dr Ashraf Hamouda was chosen to head the panel of referees and assisted by Bahrain’s Ahmed Al Hawaj.
The other referees include Kuwaitis, Abdel Raoof Abdel Salam, Ali Al Mutairi and Hassan Ashkanani, from Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Al Ajaji, Yousuf Turayf and Jassim Akakah and from Morocco Abdelhaq Jawar, while 20 Bahrainis have been appointed as line judges.