The annual extravaganza begins today with 22 different sections to be contested, with singles and doubles ranging from the 10-year-old class right through to the open age group.
Neither the reigning men's and women's singles champions — Aaron Leeder-Chard and Caitlyn Portela — have returned to defend their crown, but the action will still be heated with a host of talented players to contest the tournament with a total prize pool of $3000.
Local men's singles hopes include James Curtis-McDonald, who reached the second round of last year's tournament, with Fergus Kearney, Robbie Mifka, Deagan Tomkins and James Nethersole among the other entrants.
Shepparton's Olivia Quigley is seeded sixth in the women's singles, and will be joined in the draw by Lisa Niglia and D'Arcy Curtis-McDonald.
With a stack of entrants across the age groups, tournament manager Steve Longworth said it was going to be a ripper.
“It's all come together really well, we've got about 300 entries and it will be played over the four days,” he said.
“It's good to see that the smoke has gone, it's looking brilliant (yesterday) and we'll be getting started at 8 am if it's not raining.”
An Australian Money Tour silver-ranked event, many of the state's best players have made the trip to the GV for the huge week, looking for a big result to try and springboard their seasons.
“It's a major tournament for the club, with the other being the Easter tournament,” Longworth said.
“There's 300 players with 81 in the men's singles and around 35 in the women's, but that's all up on the website where people can view the draws and the seedings.
“The main thing is the tournament has full catering, so the players aren't going to need to go away from the club in between their matches.
“If any locals want to help out, just contact the president Malcolm Thiel, if they want to help out at the bar or anything like that.”
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