TENNIS

THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HAS PENCILED DOWN THE NAMES OF 8 JUNIOR TENNIS PLAYERS THAT WILL FORM IT,S JUNIOR TENNIS TEAM FOR FUTURE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT.THEY INCLUDE CHRISTIAN PAUL,MOSES MICHAEL,SAMUEL OMOLE,EMMANUEL IDOKO,ONYEKA MBANU,MICHAEL MICHAEL,SYLVESTER EMMANUEL AND EDWARD CHRISTOPHER.THESE PLAYERS WERE PICKED AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE 5TH CBN JUNIOR TENNIS CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT WHICH WAS HELD AT THE LAGOS LAWN TENNIS COURTS IN ONIKAN LAGOS
.ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE APEX BANK,THE PLAYERS WILL BE FINANCED AND GIVEN SCHOLARSHIP BY THE BANK TO TRAIN AND PLAY TENNIS FOR THE COUNTRY IN FUTURE.
EARLIER IN THE FINALS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP CHRISTIAN PAUL BEAT EMMANUEL IDOKO 9-4 IN THE UNDER 18 BOYS SINGLES WHILE MICHAEL MICHAEL BEAT SYLVESTER EMMANUEL 9-4 IN THE UNDER 16 BOYS.STILL ON THE BOYS CATEGORY BIODUN DAVID BEAT OLUMIDE AYOOLA 9-3 IN THE UNDER 14 BOYS,MICHAEL OSHEWA DEFEATED JOHN DICKSON 9-8 IN THE UNDER 12 BOYS,WHILE TERRY DIAS BEAT JEBUTU EMMANUEL 9-0 IN THE UNDER 10 BOYS.IN THE GIRLS CATEGORY 8 YEAR OLD OYILOWO QUADRE LOST TO 18 YEAR OLD AFOLARIN AKOSILE 9-1.QUADRE WAS THE STAR OF THE TOURNAMENT AS SHE HAD EARLIER DEFEATED NO ONE SEED IN THE 2ND ROUND AND THE NUMBER 3 SEED IN THE QUARTERFINAL TO GET TO THE FINALS.