Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre has for the second successive week risen significantly in the ITF ranking for junior players. According to the new ranking released by the world’s tennis governing body on Monday April 29, the Morocco-based youngster climbed 26 places to 176 in the world making her the second placed African just behind Nahimana Sada […]
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Oyinlomo Quadre’s second round feat at the first week of the Lagos Open Tennis International Championship has earned her another wild card ticket in the final leg of the $100, 000 prizes money event. It was scooped that that the 14-year-old star prospect was the overwhelming choice for one of the few wild cards reserved […]
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….as U16 team departs for Benin and Togo tourneys
Emerging tennis sensation, Oyinlomo Quadre will shoulder Team Nigeria’s hope for a memorable outing at the 2015 ITF Junior Championship in Morocco, serving off Monday morning. Timipre Maxwell and Mathew Abamu (both 11) complete the team.
According to the Nigeria Tennis Federation President, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, the trio departed the Lagos airport in the early hours of Saturday aboard Air Morocco and arrived the North African nation in the evening of the same day.
Quadre, 12, is the most experienced of the trio who were invited for the tournament after their impressive performance at the ITF West and Central African Circuit in Lome, Togo, early this year.
“I’m looking forward to make Nigeria proud by doing very well in Morocco,” she said hours before her departure for the tournament which is attracting over 60 players from over 20 African Countries.
Quadre, who is the best player in West Africa following her double triumph in Togo, will face stiff competition top players from other regions.
On her part, Maxwell, who is based in Port Harcourt, has equally geared up her game as she emerged as the Most Valuable Player at the CBN Junior tournament in Lagos in May while Abamu has been identified as one of the country’s star prospect.
Meanwhile, another set of Nigerian team are scheduled to depart on Monday for the ITF/ West and Central African U16 Junior Championship slated for Benin and Togo from September 1- 20.
Angel Mcleod, Adetayo Adetunji, Martins Abamu, Sylvester Emmanuel and Sunday Emmanuel will fly Nigeria’s flag at the tournament under the watch of Coach Mohammed Ubale.
Nigeria junior players are taking no chance in maintaining their dominance of the West African region as well as closing the ranks among the top teams in the continent as no fewer than six of the country’s players are scheduled to feature in international tournaments across Europe this month.
The first batch of players will be led to the UK where reigning West African champion in the girls 14 & Under, Oyinlomo Quadre will rub shoulders among the best players in the globe at the Barnett Ross Oakleigh Park Open Junior Tournament holding from August 10-14 in London.
Filippo Trombi will also be featuring at the Bishops Park Ratings Tournament scheduled for August 12-14 while Serena Teluwo, 9, who has been identified as one of the country’s star prospects due to her exposure, will star at the South East Junior Tour – Tennis England 10&U tournament billed for August 13-15.
The last of the nation’s team to London is eight-year-old Toluwashe Oshiga who will be in action for the 2015 Aneel Sports Summer Tournament billed for August 17-21.
The quartet, who have been training for their various tournaments at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja under the watch of coach Paul Moses, a UK Professional Tennis Registry certified coach are scheduled to depart Lagos on August 6.
They will be joined in London by the duo of Lolade and Reya Holmes, who will be heading for another tournament in Spain which commences early next week.
NTF President, Engr Sani Ndanusa urged the players to seize the opportunity of the trip to improve their game pledging that the NTF will continue to support the career of the young players in their quest to become superstars.
All the players took part in the inaugural MP Tennis Championship held this match which served as tune-up tournament for the African Junior Championship held in Tunisia.
Oyinlomo Quadre maintained her impressive form at the ongoing ITF/CAT African Junior U16 Championship holding in Togo by beating Grace Bougre of Cote d’Ivoire 6-2, 6-0 to move into the quarterfinal of the girls U14 of the five nation tournament.
Quadre, who on Wednesday took gold in the first phase of the girls U12 singles, showed no stage fright as she defeated her much older opponent hitting series of winners as the concluding phase of the tournament gets underway at the Stade Omnisports, Lome on Thursday.
Although she is still eligible to play in the U12, Quadre was entered for the U14 in order to make more points which would see her making it to the forthcoming Africa Junior Championship Masters later this year.
However, Quadre was to taste defeat moments later when her tag with Venus Ubiebi lost to Chelsea Agaounga and Carmene Kpadonou of Benin in the doubles of the U14. Ubiebi had earlier lost to Kpadonou in the U14 singles.
A mixed day of fortunes for Nigeria saw Toyin Asogba defeating Grace Sapoude of Cote d’Ivoire 6-2, 6-2 in the girls U12 singles while in the boys’ singles, Mathew Abamu defeated Alexandre Santos of Benin 6-1, 6-0.
Asogba who paired with Quadre in the girls’ U12 doubles in the first phase, is in line for another doubles’ gold as she partnered Sadjo Coulibaly of Cote d’Ivoire to beat Ivorian duo of Sapoude and Minet Linbell 6-1, 6-0 to qualify for the semifinal.
Nigeria’s coach Abel Ubeibi lauded the performance of the Nigerian players declaring that the team are aiming to better their performance in the first phase where Nigeria won three gold medals.
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