CBN Senior Tennis: Men’s Top Seed, Abua Cannice, Zooms into Q’finals

Men’s top seed at the on-going 47th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Championship, Abua Cannice, on Tuesday qualified for the Round of 16 of the championship by defeating hard-fighting  Number 11 seed Sani Musa  seed  2-1 ( 6-4, 6-3) while seed 2, Adeleye Daniel beat Ogunjiofor Onyekachi 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 rating in Nigeria’s women tennis when she defeated Maxwell Timipre by two sets to love, 6-1, 6-1. 

Tournament’s  seed  6, Ogunjobi Success sent wide card entrant, Samuel packing with a 2-0 defeat of 6-0,6-3.

In other women’s single’s  results, Udofia Mary beat Blessing Otu by two sets to love, 6-1,6-1 to join top seed Mohammed Khadijat and Ogunjobi Success in the quarter final. 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.