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Rainoil Ikoyi Club Masters: Christian Paul To Meet Moses Michael In Semifinals

Christian Paul Thursday made maximum use of the slot given to him by his team captain Henry Atseye by edging out national champion, Thomas Otu in the final round robin match 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 to book an ‘appointment’ with compatriot from the Tombim Tennis Academy, Michael…

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Rainoil Ikoyi Club Masters: Brilliant Edwards Upsets National Player

Marylove Edwards, 14 & Under champion of the ITA Junior Tennis Circuit, justified the wild card given to her by the organisers after comprehensively beating Pauline Ebijimi from Niger State ranked No.6 on the Nigeria Tennis Federation list 6-1, 6-0….

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Rainoil Ikoyi Club Masters: Marylove Shines In Opening Match

Junior tennis sensation, Marylove Edwards shone like a million Stars and got a standing ovation Tuesday when she took on former national champion, Blessing Samuel, in the opening round robin match of the Rainoil Ikoyi Tennis Masters. The petit future tennis…

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Ikoyi Club Comes Alive For Rainoil Tennis Masters

Ikoyi Club, the premier membership club in Nigeria, will open its doors to players and spectators for the second edition of the Rainoil Tennis Masters which kicks off in Lagos, Tuesday, 19 January, 2016. The Rainoil Tennis Masters is featuring…

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2016 ITF/CAT Circuit: How Nigeria Conquered Africa

Nigeria emerged champions of the 2016 ITF/CAT West and Central African Junior Championships held at the National Tennis Centre, Package B of the National Stadium, Abuja by clinching nine gold and six silver medals to earn 930 points. Cameroon came…

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2016 ITF/CAT: Watch How Quadri Defeated Edwards In Abuja (Video)

Oyinlomo Quadri has won the Girls U-14 final at the 2016 ITF/CAT Junior Championship which ended in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital, today. We shall bring the comprehensive report later today. Watch a short clip from the encounter here:

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2016 ITF/CAT Circuit: Nigeria Wins Four Gold Medals In Doubles

Team Nigeria at the ongoing ITF/CAT Junior Championship in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital territory, on Friday, 15 January, 2016, won four gold and three silver medals in the doubles events. In the Boys’12&U doubles final, Daniel Adeleye and Sulaiman Ibrahim…

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2016 ITF/CAT Circuit: Quadri, Edwards Battle As Nigeria Grabs Five Final Slots

Nigeria’s contingent at the 2016 ITF/CAT junior championship which will end on Saturday, 16, January, 2016, have clinched five categories in the finals of the competition. Nigeria sealed all the six finals of the doubles scheduled for Friday evening as…

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From Zero To Hero: Read The Amazing Story Of Gabriel Inyang, Nigeria’s Next Big Thing In Tennis

He was still a naïve youngster when he participated in the 2014 NNPC/ITA Junior Tennis Circuit in Kaduna.Present at the tourney were already ‘established’ young champs; MaryLove Edwards, Angel McCleod, Gabriel Friday, Christopher Itodo, among others. But Gabriel Inyang wasted…

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2016 ITF/CAT Circuit: 5 More Nigerians Qualify For Semifinal

Nigeria on Wednesday booked five more semifinal places at the 2016 ITF/CAT West and Central Africa Junior Championship holding at the National Tennis Centre Abuja as Marylove Edwards, Barakat Quadri, Timipre Maxwell, Daniel Adeleye and Favour Friday all advanced to…