The IC of Argentina qualify for the IC Rod Laver Junior Challenge World Finals 2027

The South American qualifying event for the 2026 IC Rod Laver Junior Challenge took place on 13-16 July 2026 and brought together teams from the ICs of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay at the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club in Montevideo. Hosted by the IC of Uruguay, the event combined high-quality junior tennis with the International Clubs' enduring values of friendship, sportsmanship and international fellowship.

Despite weather forcing a revised schedule, the competition was completed successfully over three days. The IC of Argentina produced consistently outstanding tennis throughout the tournament, defeating the IC of Uruguay (1) by 5–1 in a closely contested final to secure qualification for the IC Rod Laver Junior Challenge World Finals. The IC of Bolivia in particular made an impressive debut in the competition after the creation of the IC in 2025, finishing in third place ahead of the ICs of Chile, Brazil and Uruguay (2).

Off the court, the event reflected the IC spirit through a welcome reception, social activities and a community tennis clinic with children from the IC of Uruguay's "Growing up with Tennis" programme, where players shared their skills and experiences with young participants.

The Sportsmanship Awards, voted for by the team captains, recognised Maria E. Moretti (Brazil) and Andree Montellano (Bolivia) for their exemplary sportsmanship. The tournament concluded with a light-hearted captains' doubles match, providing a fitting celebration of the friendships forged throughout the week.

You can view the full tournament report, photos and video below.

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Press Release - IC Website Management

New Company Takes Over IC Websites

From January 1^st 2018, a new company will take over the maintenance and updating of the IC suite of websites for the IC Council.

Vicky Swift of Westover Computing has been contracted to the IC for 14 years and is retiring for personal reasons. We would like to thank her for her tireless efforts in continuingly seeking to develop and upgrade our websites and wish her well for the future.

Her place will be taken by Karen Hutchings of Pure Systems who will do the same work as Vicky did and we welcome her to the International Club.

Natasha Starling will continue in her role, responsible for the look and feel of the IC Council site, eliciting stories from ICs throughout the world on events and matches which are of general interest, requesting articles to be posted on the Council site, as well as coordinating Karen’s workload.

Karen Hutchings - email: puresystems_ic@tasks.teamwork.com    Tel: 01363 777014     

Natasha Starling - email: ts@ictennis.net