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Joseph Atitsogbe (L), Bryan Adama, Jeff Frimpong, Mrs Vee Oddoye, Samuel Obido Aryeetey, and other participants
This year’s GT Oddoye Memorial Tennis Championships ended on a high note on Saturday at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club with impressive final matches from the youngsters.
Over 300 children from Techiman, Tema, Ashaiman, Winneba, Akropong-Akuapim, Takoradi and Accra competed in U-10, U-12, U-14 and U-19 categories and battled for supremacy.
In the boys U-10 Singles event, Stephen Boateng from Tema defeated Solomon Dowuona from the Stadium Club in Accra 4-2,2-4,4-2 to emerge the winner just as Georgette Okyere from Winneba defeated Helen Adjei of the Korle Bu Club 5-3,5-3 to grab honours in the division.
The pride of St Francis Ashaiman Club, Maxwell and Nhyira Antwi shared honours in the boys and girls U-12 segment where they accounted for Ernest Sarkodie Frimpong from Tema and Anna Nyarkoh from Winneba on the same outcome, 4-2,4-1.
Jeff Frimpong from the Ghana Club was the star in the boys U-14 division, putting up a stellar show to defeat Richmond Frimpong 4-2,4-1, with Georgette Nortey also dominating the girls category where she emerged victorious against her Accra Stadium Club mate Phyllis Kotey after a two set victory of 6-4,6-2.
At the U-16 level, Donatus Nyaaba from St Francis Ashaiman defeated Daniel Adom from the Accra Stadium Club 6-3,6-2 to be adjudged winner just as Winneba’s Ayidaama Akaguri beat her stable mate Christabel Aduafo Collins 6-4,5-7,6-3.
In the Doubles event, Grace Naa Dromor Tetteh and Nhyira Antwi partnered to beat Anna Nyarkoh and Georgette Okyere 7-5 to win the girls 10/12 doubles event.
In the girls 14/16 doubles, Ayidaana Akaguri and Sugru Akaguri proved too strong for Christabel Aduafo Collins and Ewurama Mensah, winning with a verdict of 6-4.
The partnership of Solomon Dowuona and Ernest Sarkodie Frimpong proved efficient, beating Jafter Dowuona and Stephen Boateng 6-3 to win the boys 10/12 doubles competition.
Jeff Frimpong and Samuel Obido Aryeetey beat Joseph Atitsogbe and Bryan Adama 7-5 to win the boys 14/16 doubles event.
The Tournament Coordinator, Mr. Peter Annan, told the media that the championship supported by Akai House to honour the memory of the late GT Oddoye was a success.
“The aim is not just to honour the memory of the late Oddoye but to see the abundance of talents and harness them to become world beaters,” he stated.
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