Lagos Tennis: Easy ride for Edwards as Oparaoji outlasts Lawal to retain title
The 2022 Lagos Tennis Cup came to a close on Sunday, with Marylove Edwards and Uche Oparaoji successfully defending their titles.
As Edwards overtook his group stage opponent, Oiza Yakubu, Oparaoji was put to the test by his Abuja-based counterpart, Peter Lawal.
Edwards, the 2021 winner, replicated the same feat with a straight-sets win over Yakubu who finished better than the previous year. The No. 1 seed beat Yakubu 6-1, 6-1 in 56 minutes.
Despite being the favorite, Oparaoji had to fight for four hours and 20 minutes to defend his title against Peter Lawal.
READ ALSO: Lagos Tennis Cup: Edwards, Oparaoji to another final, Yakubu shocks AyegbusiThe match, which went to three sets, was a comeback for Uche who lost the first set 4-6 to Lawal before bouncing back with a 7-5, 7-6 victory.
Meanwhile, the two winners, Edwards and Uche, took home N500,000 while the first runner-up won N250,000.
All semi-finalists and those eliminated in the group stages earned N125,000 and N50,000 respectively.
Support the integrity and credibility journalism of PREMIUM TIMES Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can guarantee the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy and a transparent government. For free and continued access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask that you consider providing modest support to this noble endeavour. By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you help sustain relevant journalism and keep it free and accessible to everyone.Donate
[embedded content]TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT: Call Willie - +2348098788999
The 2022 Lagos Tennis Cup came to a close on Sunday, with Marylove Edwards and Uche Oparaoji successfully defending their titles.
As Edwards overtook his group stage opponent, Oiza Yakubu, Oparaoji was put to the test by his Abuja-based counterpart, Peter Lawal.
Edwards, the 2021 winner, replicated the same feat with a straight-sets win over Yakubu who finished better than the previous year. The No. 1 seed beat Yakubu 6-1, 6-1 in 56 minutes.
Despite being the favorite, Oparaoji had to fight for four hours and 20 minutes to defend his title against Peter Lawal.
READ ALSO: Lagos Tennis Cup: Edwards, Oparaoji to another final, Yakubu shocks AyegbusiThe match, which went to three sets, was a comeback for Uche who lost the first set 4-6 to Lawal before bouncing back with a 7-5, 7-6 victory.
Meanwhile, the two winners, Edwards and Uche, took home N500,000 while the first runner-up won N250,000.
All semi-finalists and those eliminated in the group stages earned N125,000 and N50,000 respectively.
Support the integrity and credibility journalism of PREMIUM TIMES Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can guarantee the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy and a transparent government. For free and continued access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask that you consider providing modest support to this noble endeavour. By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you help sustain relevant journalism and keep it free and accessible to everyone.Donate
[embedded content]TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT: Call Willie - +2348098788999
What's Your Reaction?
