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Tennis
Lagos, Oct. 12, 2016 (NAN) All the Nigerian women in the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis tournament are out in the second round as unseeded Aminat Quadri the last female had an injury and could not play.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that she had a work-over match against Isreal’s Deniz Khazaniuk, who is tournament’s number five seed at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club venue of the tennis event.
Russia-born Nigerian, Melissa Ifidzhen, ranked 1033, was the first to crash out in her opening game with India’s Thrombare, who won 7-5, 6-2.
Next in the line is unseeded Christie Agugbom, a four-time winner of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Competition who lost to Sweden’s Brenda Njuki, winning 6-1, 6-1.
Another top female Nigerian, who also crashed out in her opening match is unseeded, Ronke Akingbade, who lost to Alexandra Riley of U.S., who won 6-3, 6-1.
Meanwhile, in the doubles, the duo of unseeded Osariemem Airhumwunde and Patience Onebamhoin, both on wild cards, lost to France’s Fiona Codino and Harmony Tan, who won 6-2 and 6-1 in the first round.
Unseeded Agugbom and Samuel Blessing also suffered the same fate as Sweden’s duo, Njuki and Fanny Ostlund, defeated them in the first round, winning 6-2, 6-1.
Netherland’s Chayenne Ewijk and Rosalie Van Der Hoek sent off Akingbade and Deborah Gbadamosi, winning 6-0 and 6-0.
NAN reports that the players, who came from 39 countries of the world will be fighting for ranking points and 50, 000 dollars prize money each in the men and women’s events.
The finals of the first leg will hold on Saturday. (NAN)
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