YONEX Elite Cup shines in Baotou: inheriting the tennis torch and lighting up the future of grassland tennis

On June 8, the 2025 YONEX Elite Cup Youth Tennis Tournament Baotou Station came to an end in the tennis dome of Baotou Olympic Sports Center. After two days of exciting duels, the champions of each group stood out and were crowned with glory.

Ma Zhenzhen and Wu Shuanger, who were led by the head coach of Inner Mongolia Tennis School Ren Zhengling, passed all the way and successfully met in the U12 women's singles final. Coach Ren Zhengling participated in tennis training systematically from 1980 to 1987, and participated in the National Youth Tennis Tournament organized by the General Administration of Sports of China from 1984 to 1987.

Coach Ren has been in the team as an assistant coach since he was 18 years old, and has cultivated thousands of athletes, scattered in major sports colleges and local professional teams to engage in tennis training and physical education. "The development of youth tennis in Inner Mongolia began in 1979 after our coaches retired from the Inner Mongolia team. The mass foundation of Baotou tennis is very solid, but the location is relatively northwest, and there are still fewer competitions. ”

In the U12 women's singles competition, Wu Shuanger won all the games from the group stage to the knockout round, and in the final, she defeated Ma Zhen 6-2 to win the championship with her outstanding performance. Ma cherished a knee that was worn out during the race to advance to the final, which also limited her movement and performance in the final, and she ended up in second place.

U12 Women's Singles Champion: Wu Shuang'er, Runner-up: Ma Zhenzhen

Ma Zhenzhen shared his experience of learning tennis in the interview: "When I was a child, I saw my uncle playing tennis, and I thought it was very interesting to play tennis, and then asked my grandmother to take me to find a place to learn tennis. Wu Shuang'er told us that her sister was a student of Ren Coach, who was always sick when she was a child and wanted to exercise more, so she embarked on the road of tennis.

The two good friends said that Coach Ren played a vital role in their tennis training, and the personal demonstration and guidance were very helpful for them to improve their tennis skills. They spoke highly of each other's matches today.

U8 Red Ball Mixed Singles Champion: Ren Zihe

U12 Men's Singles Champion: Gao Yuanzhuo

U10 Women's Singles Champion: Jiang Yuzhe

U10 Men's Singles Champion: Liu Enqi

In other group competitions, Ren Zihe defeated Cao Yurong 6-2 in the final of the U8 Red Ball Mixed Singles Group to win the championship; Gao Yuanzhuo defeated Li Chengxu 6-3 and won the men's singles field in the U12 group. In the U10 group, Jiang Yuzhe won the women's singles 6-1 to the top; Liu Enqi defeated Yu Zefu 6-2 to dominate the men's singles.

Parent-child doubles champion: Liu Shuang/Liu Changchun

After fierce competition in the group stage and knockout round, the father-daughter pair Liu Shuang/Liu Changchun defeated the father-son pair Gao Yuanzhuo/Gao Lei 6-3 in the final to win the championship.

Liu Changchun, the father of the championship team, said that he is a tennis enthusiast for more than 10 years, and his daughter and son started to play tennis under his influence. "I work out of town, and the kids usually learn tennis from the coach. I take the train at 11 o'clock every Friday night, and go to Baotou at 4 o'clock in the morning to practice with the two of them. ”

"This is the first time we have participated in a doubles tournament in the parent-child category, and we have participated in quite a few competitions, but we have not participated in a parent-child competition. Today my daughter played very well, and I hope she will train harder in the future and get better and better. I am also very grateful to YONEX for providing us with the opportunity to participate in parent-child activities, which is very novel. ”

Over the years, YONEX has been committed to providing top-of-the-line gear for junior players and tennis enthusiasts. The booths of various YONEX series products were set up at the Elite Cup event, and a dazzling array of products attracted all contestants and parents to choose and buy. In addition, the YONEX Elite Cup has been well received for providing complete equipment support and event support for all players.

Taking advantage of the clear sky of the grassland, the fourth stop of the 2025 YONEX Elite Cup Youth Tennis Tournament in Baotou, Inner Mongolia came to a successful conclusion. With the continuous support and assistance of YONEX, more outstanding talents will emerge in Chinese youth tennis and write a new brilliant chapter for China's tennis career!