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.