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DavNotch Tennis Open: : Quadri wins second edition of Championship
Oyinlomo Quadri, the seeded number three on Saturday won the second edition of the ongoing DavNotch National Open Tennis Championship in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in the final match played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium saw Quadri regaining her former position as the defending champion.
NAN reports that the third seed and former Nigerian number one female tennis player, Quadri Oyinlomo has emerged winner of the second edition DavNotch national tennis open championship.
In the final match played, Quadri defeated Aanu Aiyegbusi 6-0 and retired in the second set to bow down for the former defending champion.
The deafeat was aided by health condition of Aiyegbusi who complained of stomach upset.
Quadri who expressed her happiness said she won due to her mental fitness as her physical fitness was not 100 percent.
She said she is happy that she is back to take back her position :”It was a wonderful match, players are improving on a daily basis on the sport.
“Now I need to prepare myself for the CBN national Tennis Championship next week in Abuja,”she said .
On her part Aiyegbusi said she tried her best on the championship even though she retired.
“I play with all my strength after the first round I started feeling stomach upset and I could not continue the game,
NAN reports that DavNotch Nigeria Limited is sponsoring the competition which is being organised by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF).
NAN reports that a total of 32 players are featuring in the female category while 64 male players are featuring in the main category.
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NDSF: Gov Eno lauds NDDC , Dangles Cash Rewards to State’s Athletes for Medals
Joel Ajayi
Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, the Akwa Ibom State Governor has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for organizing the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF), noting that it will help boost and promote sports tourism in the region while also discovering talents for national and international competitions.
“This is a huge opportunity provided by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and I want to encourage everyone of you to take this seriously. From here, talents could be discovered for national and international competitions,” the governor said during a visit to the state’s athletes camp at the Dakkada Skills Acquisition Centre (DASAC) in Ikot Ada Idem in Ibiono Ibom local government area.
The NDSF host state is also aiming to top the Medals table as the state Governor during the visit promised cash reward for podium finishers.
He made the promise when he addressed some athletes from the state during an unscheduled visit to the DASAC camp.
Eno said his administration remains committed to sports development and urged the athletes to reciprocate the gesture by making the state proud at the games, assuring that the government will reward all the medalists.
“We cannot host this event and don’t win medals, so for every Gold, Silver or Bronze medal, there will be reward. I will receive you immediately after the games and I will reward the winners.
Over 300 athletes will represent Akwa Ibom in 17 sports at the Niger Delta Games starting from April 1 to 9 across different centres in the state.
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