Tournament winners and officials of Barclays displaying the trophy
Barclays Bank Ghana, a member of the Absa
Group, has organized its second tennis tournament in Kumasi. The tournament saw
the 4th Garrison Tennis Club emerge as winners, beating the KNUST Tennis Club in a highly competitive game.
The tournament held at the 4th
Garrison Officers Mess Tennis Club arena witnessed some staff and customers of
Barclays competing to grab the bragging rights and the ultimate trophy.
The Barclays sponsored tennis
competition saw the 4th Garrison Officers Mess Tennis Club locking horns with
the KNUST Tennis Club.
Using home support to their
advantage, the 4th Garrison Officers carried the day with a 7-5 total score
win. The singles match tied at 4-4, while the 4th Garrison Officers massacred
KNUST 3-1 in the doubles competition, to emerge winners.
The 4th Garrison Officers Mess
Tennis Club who paraded crack tennis stars such as Robert Tetteh, Samuel Aidoo,
Joshua Mensah, Nana Atakorah, Nii Kwei among others, were seen in a jubilant
mood on the court.
In a special curtain raiser match, Isaac
Owusu, an astute tennis player, representing the Barclays Bank customers,
displayed power and sublime skills to beat Lawrence Atatuba, a Cluster Manager
of Barclays, 6-0 in a one-way match.
Owusu, who was the favourite to
win, lived up to expectation as he applied early pressure with powerful shots.
The tournament was to encourage
competition, networking and promotion of a healthy lifestyle among Barclays
staff and customers.
The Head of Affluent Segment at
Barclays Bank, Ms. Evelyn Acquah disclosed that Barclays Bank wants its
customers to live healthy, hence the banks’ commitment to make the event even
bigger as it changes its name and brand from Barclays to Absa.
Samuel Ampadu-Kyei, chairman of 4th Garrison Officers Mess Tennis Club, lauded Barclays Bank for their efforts in making the event possible.
From The Sports Desk
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