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Men’s Top seed at the on-going 47th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship, Abua Canice, on Tuesday qualified for the round of 16 of the championship by defeating hard fighting Sani Musa seed 11 2-1 ( 6-4, 6-3) while seed 2, Adeleye Daniel beat 6-4,6-1 to also advance.
Another round of 16 qualifier is Sani-Inabo Yahaya whose opponent, Ahli 6-0, 3 retired.
In the women’s category, top seed Mohammed Khadijat continues to justify her number one position in Nigeria women’s tennis cadre when she defeated Maxwell Timipre by two sets to love, 6-1, 6-1 while tournament seed 6, Ogunjobi Success sent wide card entrant, Samuel packing with a 2-0 defeat of 6-0,6-3.
In other women’’s singles results, Udofia Mary beat Blessing Otu by two sets to love, 6-1,6-1 join top seed, .Mohammed Khadijat and Ogunjobi Success in the quarter final race while seed 2, Emmanuel-Essien Bright ran home with a 2-0 victory over her opponent also
Godwin Mary outclassed Benjamin Indifreke 6-1, 6-2 as Bamidele Abosede dismissed Ogah Loveth 6-2, 6-2.
More matches will be played today to round off all the preliminary games ahead of Thursday’s quarter final match-ups
