Adegoke, Emmanuel win ITA titles

Fourteen-year old junior tennis sensation, Sarah Adegoke, lived up to the billing when she defeated Victoria Peters, 16, in the finals of the Girls-16 event of the NNPC Junior Tennis Championship.

Playing on the centre court of the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Adegoke from Ibadan, won the pro set 9-0 for the loss of only eight points.

In other title matches, Indian Terry Das, confirmed his status as the best in the 10-and-under category when he overcame Kenneth Pyagbara from Port Harcourt 9-4. Pyagbara had also reached the final of the Boys-12 event where he lost to Michael Osewa 9-5. The eight-year-old Indian took an 8-2 lead and then weathered a fierce comeback effort to end the match.

The result according to the organisers underlines the depth of talent in the ITA Junior Circuit.

Another outstanding performance came from Sylvester Emmanuel of the Co Foundation who won both the Boys-14 and Boys-16 titles.

Emmanuel beat his teammate Michael Michael 9-4 in both matches. Micheal had in the semifinals beaten the number one seed Adeniyi Olatunji from Lagos 9-4.
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