Nana Poku in action
Ghana Tennis
Club (GTC) Adabraka extended their home superiority over the weekend when they
ousted Sakumono Tennis Club 12-6 in a friendly competition.
The home
team put up one of their stellar performances in recent times, beating Atomic
Tennis Club 6-5 last month before adding Sakumono Tennis Club to their victims.
The home team won 5-2 in the singles event before dismissing them with a 7-5
win in the doubles event.
GTC
recorded their first victory in the men’s singles when George Heckson defeated
Godwin Amartey 7-0. Heckson’s win continued as GTC dominated and won all the
men’s singles with Thomas Ohene Effeh defeating Ben Ackah 7-2; Henry Mensah
surpassing Steve Babson 7-4 and Kwame Bossman whitewashing Richard O. Afful
7-0.
Captain
of GLTC Nana showed his class after overcoming Richard Frimpong 7-4. But in the
ladies singles, Captain Tina Yamak turned things around for her club
(Sakumano Tennis club), beating Eunice Adubia Sarkodie 7-1. Louisa Bentsiwa
Davies also added another win for the visitors, outclassing Shamimah Cobblah
7-2.
In the
ladies’ doubles event, the visitors had high hopes as they went into the game
with Tina Yamak and Louisa Bentsiwa Davis combining well to displace Shamimah
Cobblah and Oforiwaa 7-4. In the men’s doubles, Godwin Martey’s partnership
with Ben Ackah added another win for the visitors, beating Mohammed and Asiedu
Offei 7-4. Ewool and Steve Babson didn’t also disappoint the away fans as the
pair defeated William and Henry Mensah 7-2.
Stanley
and Mike, however, turned the tables around for the home team with fabulous
plays spiced with creativity, precision and power in the game, defeating Afful
and Avenyo 7-5. P.K Yankah and Thomas Ohene Effeh Ranger stepped onto the court
blazing from all angles to add another win for the home club, beating Sakumano
Tennis Club’s Chairman Mr. Frank Addy and Eric Owusu, who is the 2nd vice
chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Tennis Association. George Heckson and
Odoom made them proud as they won 7-2 over Sakumano’s Frimpong and
Lawson.
In the
mixed doubles event, Captain Nana Opoku and partner Eunice Adubia Sarkodie,
relying heavily on home support, held onto their serves and broke their
opponents at crucial points to beat Martha Amoo Gottfried and Ewool
7-7(11-9).
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