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Jennifer Luikham - an extraordinary tennis prodigy in the country who is all set to burst out into the world stage.
About Jennifer Luikham
This is the story of Gurgaon based 15 year old Jennifer Luikham - an extraordinary tennis prodigy in the country who is all set to burst out into the world stage.
Born in October 1999 in Ukhrul district of Manipur, Jennifer came to live in Gurgaon in the year 2005. She started playing tennis in 2006 at a local club. Then in the month of December 2007, she became one of the youngest tennis player to be selected for a 10 year training under “Mission 2018 – To produce Grand Slam winners from India”. But the program was shelved in 2010 end and Jennifer shifted back to Gurgaon after spending 2 years at Mahesh Bhupati Tennis Village at Bangalore. Since then she has been training with at the Team Tennis High Performance Training Center at Siri Fort in Delhi.
At a tender age she had already made everyone sit up in the Indian tennis fraternity with her skill, fitness and physical prowess winning many accolades by being among the top tennis players in the country. She was amongst the few girls from India to have won two Singles ITF U18 titles when she was just 14 years old.
Mission 2018 – Was one of the youngest (8 Years) of the 15 kids selected for 10 year long Apollo Tyre funded “Mission 2018” to produce Grand Slam Champions in 2008 December and spent 2 years at Mahesh Bhupati Tennis Village in Bangalore
http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/apollo/20071224.htm
IC Talent Hunt – Was selected by Wimbledon's parent body All England Lawn Tennis Club’s (AELTC) Indian branch of IC in 2011 for two year support in training and exposure
Governor’s Cup – Won U14 Girls Singles title at Imphal in June 2011
http://kanglaonline.com/2011/06/bekar-champion-in-u14-at-governors-trophy-tennis-champ/
Wimbledon Visit – Was invited and hosted by AELTC for 2 weeks of interaction and training duing Wimbledon 2011
North East Tennis Championship – Won Women’s Singles title at Imphal in May 2013 at a tournament organized by Manipur Tennis Association
First ITF win – Won her first ITF Junior tournament U18 (Grade 5), both Singles & Doubles, at Indore in April 2014 at the age of 14
Second ITF Win – Won her second ITF Junior tournament (Grade 4) Singles at Chennai in August 2014
CBSE Nationals – Led Little Angle School to clinch Gold Medal and also won U19 Individual Championship at All India CBSE National Games at Indore in December 2014
Haryana Women’s Team – Played first Singles for Harayana Women’s team in QF of Team Championshionship at 35th National Games at Kerala in February 2015
Jr Fed Cup – Represented India to participate in Fed Cup Junior Asia / Oceania final qualifying
at Shepparton in Australia in April 2015
http://epaper.jagran.com/epaper/09-apr-2015-244-delhi-archive-edition-gurgaon-Page-23.html
Her best ranks have been Indian No 1 in U16, No 5 in U18 and 263 in ITF Jr.
Team Tennis is imparting intense personalized training for last 5 years. Her mentor Aditya Sachdeva, one of the most prolific tennis coaches in India who has shaped India No 1 Men's Singles tennis player Yuki Bambhari, also known as Adi Sir, once said “She is a complete package for me. Three things that make a player – Head, Heart and Legs, which I do see in her. I hope that she can deliver the kind of potential she has in her. She has the capabilities. It is just her putting herself together and getting this required support she needs”.
She is also supported by Wilson for tennis gear, Addidas for apparels & shoes etc and Qua Nutrition for diet for several years.
Genetically Gifted Power Athlete
A recent GenoType report from Pune based Danish lab GeneSupport has added a new dimension to Jenny’s potential and future prospects in the international tennis arena.
Dr Ryan Fernando Co- Founder & Chief Nutritionist of Qua Nutrion, one of the most renowned sports nutritionist in India, says “Jenny’s gene test reveals that she is a power athlete with 63% genes contributing to her power potential, not seen in any client during my entire career as sports nutritionist. The report highlights that Jenny’s power potential is much more than global standard (Dotted lines on the capsules), developed from genetic testing of 50 Olympians & World Champions across all sports.”
Dr Ryan adds “The silver lining is that Jenny has the fastest possible rate of muscle recovery, which coupled with her power potential of 60+ makes her lethal power athlete and a potential top level Women’s singles tennis champion at international levels in coming years. Genetically she is above international top players and nothing can stop her from beating the best on the planet as tennis is a power sport.”
He concludes “We have a genetically gifted athlete. If I have to dream -It will be to see her play at the central court at Wimbledon and Roland Garos. But to reach such heights and make every Indian proud, she needs all the support now. I am betting all my silver on her and hope that others would also do that, not letting God’s gift go waste.”
Winning moments
Cause
To reach heights in the global arena, she needs to travel overseas for about 20-25 weeks every year and compete in the tough tournament circuits for not only achieving ranking but get priceless exposure by playing tougher opponents. She is looking for support to take part in overseas tournaments in tough countries for such exposure where her aim is to align her game and approach like players from Europeans and former CIS countries.
She is planning to play 2 weeks of Grade 3 ITF Jr tournaments in Uzbekistan in August and needs your support to reach her mark of 2.8 lakh to fund these 2 weeks.
Funds and Appeal
Estimate:
Air Tickets - @50000x2= 1 lakh
Stay - @120USDx15 = 1.2 lakh
Food & Taxi - @60USDx15 = 0.6 lakh
Total - About 2.8 lakh
This is the reason we seek your support for sponsoring Jennifer Luikham, so that together we can create another star for the country. Your financial support would enable us to make her participate in tournaments abroad, giving her valuable exposure for making her entry into the international tennis arena to play in coming years.
Thank you
Gopen Huidrom
For Tennis Champions Trust
+91 9717405332 | gopendro@gmail.com
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