Oyinlomo Quadri, Serena Teluwo, Reya Holmes and Oiza Yakubu will lead the roll call of national junior players as the 3rd MP Tiger Tennis Championship holds from February 26 to March 3 at the National Stadium, Lagos. The tournament which, among others, is serving as warm up for Nigerian players for the West and Central […]
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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.
Tunisia-bound national junior players will be the centre of attraction as the final of the MP Tennis Championship holds today at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja.
The five-day clay court tournament is serving as the final build-up for Nigerian players to the forthcoming African Junior Tennis Championship serving off on Monday in Tunis, Tunisia.
Martins Abamu, who will be representing the country in the Boys’ U-16 category, is the overwhelming favourite for the title, while Micheal Ayoola and Michael Oshewa, who will be competing in the U-14 are also in pole position to clinch the final places.
In the girls’ U-16 category, Angel McCleod looks unstoppable to clinch the top prize but she is expected to be given a tough match by her Team Nigeria teammate Oyinlomo Quadri.
13-year-old Quadri was the only player to bag two gold medals for Nigeria at the West & Central Africa Circuit which served as qualifier for the AJC in January in Lome.
Meanwhile Serena Teluwo will battle Reya Holmes in one of the semifnal matches of the girls’ U-10 billed for Friday while Oyinkansolami Doruwoju and Mary Udofia clash in the other semifinal.
Serena, who is regarded as another star-prospect by national junior coach Mohammed Ubale, topped her group by beating Doruwoju 4-2, 4-2 and Basirat Okunola 4-0, 4-0 in her opening group matches before finishing the day with sheer perfection with another 4-0, 4-0 win over Ozia Yajubu.
Gabriel Ekundayo and Joseph Fortune will battle for a place in the final of the Boy’s U-10 with the winner confronting the victor of the tie between Kehinde Ganiyu and Stephen Akpanke.
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