New Champions emerge at CBN Senior Tennis Championship

Hostilities on the 47th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis championship ended in Abuja at the weekend with new champions emerging in both the men and women’s singles
categories well as the men’s and women’s doubles class.

Playing in the women’s
single final, 18 year-old player, Etoro Bassey who just stepped into the Senior and had a first feel of the CBN Senior Tennis tournament defeated a much older player and two time back to back Junior champion of the
International Tennis Federation ( JTF ), Ogunjobi Success, 2-1 ( 3-6, 6-0, 6-2) to lift the trophy.

Addressing participants at the event, the Governor of Central Bank, Olayemi Cardoso, ably represented by Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali, Acting Director Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Department, CBN, commended the athletes, officials, stakeholders and spectators for their commitment and contributions towards the overall success of programme.

Cardoso promised that the CBN is committed to the overall development of Nigeria youths and as such, the apex bank will continue to sponsor the championship in the overall interest of the nation.

In the men’s singles category Nigeria’s no I and tournament top seed Abua Canice beat last year’s winner and defending champion, Michael AKpan Emmanuel 2-0, ( 6-1, 6-2).
New champions also emerged in the men’s and women’s doubles events where Abua Canice paired with Mohammed Musa to out-stroke the duo of Michael AKpan Emmanuel and Sylvanus Ajano while the pair of Mohammed Khadijat and Ogunjobi Success, combined beautifully well to beat the duo of Etoro Bassey and James Favour 6-2, 6-7(2), 10-6 pick the ladies doubles trophy.