POTENTIAL national and international tennis stars of the future are set to descend on Bolton next month.

Bolton Arena is hosting a Lawn Tennis Association Men's 25,000 Euro Challenger tournament and a women's $10,000 event between October 17 and 24.

Play starts at the Middlebrook centre at 10am each day and continues until 9pm and members of the public are welcome to attend the free event.

World-ranked players, aged from 16, will play alongside up and coming stars of the future in the eight-day tournament.

Semi-finals and finals will be played on Saturday, October 23 and Sunday 24 from 11am.

Stuart Kay, tennis manager at the arena, said: "Events like this help raise the profile of tennis in the North West and are also great for motivating our young players."

For further information contact the arena on 01204 488100.