Central Bank of Nigeria. Photo: CBN
Fresh champions emerged at the 47th Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship in Abuja at the weekend, with titles claimed across all four events — men’s and women’s singles and men’s and women’s doubles.
The most compelling storyline of the tournament belonged to Etoro Bassey, an 18-year-old making her debut at the senior championship.
Playing in her first-ever CBN Senior Tennis final, Bassey defeated two-time International Tennis Federation Junior champion Ogunjobi Success 2-1 (3-6, 6-0, 6-2) to clinch the women’s singles title in an impressive display of composure for a player fresh out of the junior ranks.
In the men’s singles, Nigeria’s number one player and tournament top seed, Abua Canice, was equally dominant, sweeping past defending champion Michael Akpan Emmanuel 2-0 (6-1, 6-2) to deny the title-holder a successful defence. Related News AFN shifts Commonwealth Games trials over delayed arrivals AFN releases schedule for Commonwealth Games trials Africa has chance to win World Cup — Eguavoen
