According to reports from the Tennis Australia, the resignation of its three board members was by any chance related to some match-fixing scandals. Kerryn Pratt, Peter Armstrong and Dr. Janet Young submitted their resignation letters last Friday which would be effectual right away.
Dr Young who was enrolled into the board in 2008 was a member of the team that won the Australian Fed Cup in two consecutive years of 1973 and 1974. Pratt on the other side joined Tennis Australia in 2013. Pratt was in 1979 a semi finalist in the Australian Open Women doubles. She also worked as a commentator and selector of the Fed Cup. Later between 1991 and 1995, she served in the Australian Sports Commission board. Armstrong, a businessman in Australia was indulged as a board member alongside Pratt in 2013.
It is yet to come to the conscience of many following the submission of resignation letters y the three board members. When asked to reveal more information as to why this happened, TA was adamant and only pointed out that the quitting of the three was not related to any match-fixing scam. This was not the right time to quit the post of the three members as the TA was preparing for the upcoming first grand slam tournament of 2016, the Australian Open.
Nonetheless, the TA president Steve Healy had no option but to thank the three for their dedication and effort from the time they were enrolled as board members to their resignation. He claimed that Kerryn, Janet and Peter have made substantial contributions to TA as well as the tennis sport at large for a number of years. He concluded by saying that the TA was grateful for the endurance and wished all the best in their future lives.
The TA will have to consult the nomination committee for the nominees for the vacant three posts a process which has been scheduled to take place before the board meeting in March.
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