Sylvester Starts 2019 As Nigeria’s No. 1, As Imeh, Adegoke Lose Top Spots (SEE FULL RANKING)

Sylvester Emmanuel is starting the 2019 tennis season as Nigeria’s number one male tennis player.

Nigeria Tennis Live reports that the latest ranking of the Nigerian players which was released in November, 2018, pushed the former Barcelona-based Nigerian tennis prodigy upwards above Joseph Imeh, who had occupied the number one spot all year.

With 165 points, Sylvester, who won back-to-back national tournaments in 2018, rose to the top of the ranking log, with Imeh following swiftly at the number two spot with 160 points having also won the Rainoil Tennis Open and Dala Hard Court tournaments.

In the Women’s category, Blessing Samuel rose to the top of the log, after edging out Sarah Adegoke who had held on to the top spot for quite a while.

Adegoke fell short in the national tournaments played in 2018 after dominating the local circuit for most part of the last two years, thus, she was beaten to the number one spot by Samuel, who has been consistent with her performance.

Check out the full rankings below as obtained by Nigeria Tennis Live:

WOMEN DOUBLES

RANKING            FAMILY NAME  FIRST NAME       POINT

1              AGUGBOM         Christy  125

2              SAMUEL               Blessing                125

3              OLOWU                Bukola  70

4              ABU       Rose      57.5

5              ONEBAINHOIN  Patience              47.5

6              OZURUMBA       Oluchi   47.5

7              TENU-Michael   Mary     47.5

8              ADUNOYE           Rachael                42.5

9              SALAMI                Khadijat               42.5

10           UDOKWELU        Stella     42.5

11           FORTURUE          Ebere    42.5

12           AKINGBADE       Ronke   40

13           ADEGOKE            Sarah     37.5

14           OSEWA Omotayo             27.5

15           DIRISU  Ngozi     27.5

16           DONATUS           Loveth  25

17           ANUNA                Blessing                25

18           ODEYEMI             Ramota                25

19           FASHANU            Temitope            25

20           AKOSILE               Folarin  25

21           AIRHUNWUNDE               Osariemen          22.5

22           AIYEGBUSI          Aanu     22.5

23           BELLO    Rahima 20

24           DANJUMA          Blessing                20

25           SUNDAY               Faith      15

26           ARE        Bunmi   15

27           ABAA    Chidimma            12.5

28           NZEWI  Crystal  12.5

29           OGUNSHOLA     Folashade           12.5

30           KWANGE             Rebecca               12.5

31           SALABI  Grace    12.5

32           ADEREMI             Omolade             12.5

33           BAMIDELE           Omolayo              12.5

34           OKORO Ann        7.5

35           UMEH   Ujunwa                7.5

36           ALUKO  Olamide               7.5

37           TELEWU               Serena  7.5

38           AMADASUN       Abies     7.5

39           GEGE     Iveren   7.5

40           NWOKOLO          Amara   7.5

41           OGECHUKWU    Aniegbo               7.5

42           EBIJIMI Pauline 5

43           MOSES Favour  5

44           SUNDAY               Joy         5

45           SUNDAY               Naomi   5

46           AZI         esther   5

WOMEN SINGLE

RANKING            FAMILY NAME  FIRST NAME       POINT

1              SAMUEL               Blessing                295

2              ADEGOKE            Sarah     240

3              AGUGBOM         Christy  210

4              ONEBAMHOIN  Patience              130

5              AIYEGBUSI          Aanu     100

6              AKINGBADE       Ronke   90

7              ARE        Bunmi   71

8              FORTUNE            Ebere    67

9              AIRHUNWUNDE               Osariemen          64

10           TENU-MICHAEL                Mary     62

11           ANUNA                Blessing                61

12           OZURUMBA       Oluchi   49

13           OLOWU                Bukola  48

14           DONATUS           Loveth  43

15           ABU       Rose      43

16           ADEREMI             Omolade             43

17           DIRISU  Ngozi     35

18           UDOKWELU        Stella     33

19           ODEYEMI             Ramota                28

20           BAMIDELE           Omolayo              26

21           YAKUBU               Oiza       25

22           SUNDAY               Joy         21

23           OGUNSHOLA     Folashade           20

24           FASHANU            Temitope            20

25           NWOKOLO          Amara   20

26           ABAA    Chidimma            16

27           GEGE     Iveren   16

28           UDOFA Mary     16

29           MOSES Favour  14

30           ADUNOYE           Racheal                14

31           AKOSILE               Afolarin                13

32           SUNDAY               Faith      12

33           OSEWA Omotayo             10

34           MOHAMMED    Jummai                8

35           OYEGOKE            Abiodun               8

36           DANJUMA          Blessing                8

37           OSOGBA              Toyin     8

38           NWANKWO        Christy  7

39           ADEUSI Jesutoyosi           7

40           TELEWU               Serena  7

41           ALI   ESTHER        Chidebere           7

42           ALUKO  PRINCESS            Olamide               7

43           EBIJIMI Pauline 6

44           SUNDAY               Naomi   6

45           COOK    Jennifer               6

46           AZI         Esther   6

47           BADAMOSI         Deborah              1

MEN DOUBLES

RANKING            FAMILY NAME  FIRST NAME       POINT

1              BABALOLA          Abdulmumuni   129.5

2              IMEH     Joseph  116

3              ATSEYE Henry    104.5

4              MADUEKE           Nonso   94.5

5              SHEHU  Lawal     87.5

6              BIKOM  Albert   87.5

7              PAUL     Christian              77.5

8              EMMAUEL          Sylvester             67.5

9              ILOPUTA              Ikechukwu          55

10           MICHAEL             Chima   50

11           JOHN     Otu        45

12           SUNDAY               Emmanuel          42.5

13           IDOKO  Emmanuel          37.5

14           OTU       Thomas                35

15           OGUNSHAKIN   Wumi    33.5

16           MORAKINYO      Ridwan 33.5

17           ADEHI   Oche     33.5

18           IYOROVBE           Joseph  32.5

19           PAUL     Linus      31

20           ABAYOMI            Philip     30

21           OPARAOJI           Uche     30

22           OSEWA Michael                26

23           OYELAMI             Ojo         22.5

24           BADMUS             Kareem                21.5

25           MICHAEL             Michael                21

26           OWOLABI            Taiwo    20

27           AZUKA  Benson 20

28           ADAMU               Sani        19.5

29           AKINWUMI        Tosin     19.5

30           BALA     Musa     19.5

31           ADEWALE            Samson                16

32           IKAKAH                Emmanuel          16

33           TIMIBRA              Godgift 16

34           UWANDU            Charles 16

35           IDRIS     Ibrahim                15

36           GANIYU               Salami   15

37           IDRIS     Umar Aliyu          14.5

38           HASSAN               Jibrin     14.5

39           IDOKO  Andrew                14.5

40           DAUDA Ayuba   14.5

41           MICHAEL             Ambrose             12.5

42           JOLLY     Joseph  12.5

43           SAMUEL               Jonah    12

44           ALI          Ibrahim                11

45           ALALADE              Shola     11

46           ODEYEMI             Opeyemi             11

47           IWUAGU             Chinedu               11

48           EZEH      Tochukwu           11

49           IBIWOYE              Niyi        11

50           MOHAMMED    Musa     11

51           MOHAMMED    Sadiq     11

52           OLAWOLU           Kayode 8.5

53           AKOR    Mathew               7.5

54           OSINACHI            Ernest   7.5

55           OKECHUKWU    Michael                7.5

56           SAMUEL               Akagha 7.5

57           OGBU   Ikechukwu          7.5

58           JOHN     Henry    7.5

59           AYOBAMI            Odeyemi             7.5

60           DICKSON             John      7.5

61           OLAJIMBITI         Michael                7

62           DIM       Emmanuel          7

63           ABAMU                Martins                7

64           SAVAGE               Kayode 7

65           LEO        Anthony              7

66           KOLADE                Tomiwa                7

67           BADAMASI         Ibrahim                3.5

68           MUBARAK          Salisu     3.5

69           MOSES Paul       3.5

70           ISA         Aliyu      3.5

71           ODEY     Daniel   3.5

72           WALE    Babalola               3.5

73           ATTAH  Isaac      3.5

74           ADESINA              Ismaila  3.5

75           ATOBONG           James   3.5

76           CHIWENDU         Benjamin             3.5

77           CHEKWUBE         Ojoba    3.5

78           OMODARA         Ayodeji                3.5

79           ABAMU                George 3.5

MEN SINGLES

RANKING            FAMILY NAME  FIRST NAME       POINT

1              EMMANUEL       Sylvester             265

2              IMEH     Joseph  260

3              BABALOLA          Abdulmumuni   185

4              OPARAOJI           Uche     131

5              ATSEYE Henry    115

6              SUNDAY               Emmanuel          90

7              BIKOM  Albert   76

8              IDOKO  Emmanuel          72

9              ILOPUTA              Ikechukwu          67

10           MADUEKE           Nonso   63

11           EMMANUEL       Paul       61

12           ENOSOREGBE    Clifford 60

13           MICHAEL             Michael                57

14           MICHAEL             Chima   55

15           PAUL     Christian              44

16           BALA     Musa     43

17           SHEHU  Lawan   42

18           MOHAMMED    Musa     41

19           JOHN     Henry    39

20           IYOROVBE           Joseph  32

21           EZEH      Tochukwu           28

22           OTU       Thomas                27

23           TIMIBRA              Godgift 27

24           ABAMU                Martins                27

25           ABAYOMI            Philip     27

26           OYELAMI             Ojo         26

27           ADEHI   Oche     26

28           MICHAEL             Amos    24

29           IKAKAH                Emmanuel          21

30           IDRIS     Aliyu      19

31           LEO        Anthony              15

32           SYLVANUS          Ajang    14

33           HASSAN               Jibrin     13

34           BADMUS             Kareem                12

35           OSEWA Michael                11

36           OGBU   Richard 11

37           ODEYEMI             Opeyemi             11

38           IBIWOYE              Niyi        11

39           ADEWALE            Samson                11

40           UWANDU            Charles 11

41           IWUAGU             Chinedu               11

42           LAWRENCE         Pius        11

43           ATTAH  Isaac      11

44           OTU       John      10

45           PAUL     Linus      10

46           LAWAL  Peter     9

47           OWOLABI            Taiwo    8

48           ODEY     Daniel   8

49           ADEBISI                Nurudeen           8

50           MICHAEL             Ambrose             8

51           BADAMASI         Ibrahim                7

52           SIKIRU  Ismaila  7

53           DIM       Emmanuel          7

54           SAMUEL               Jonah    7

55           STEPHEN              Augustine           7

56           ANAS    Mohammed       7

57           MUSA   Yahaya  7

58           ADAMU               Sani        6

59           DAUDA Ayuba   6

60           SANI      Musa     6

61           MOHAMMED    Mohammed       6

62           ADESHINA           Ismaila  5

63           NBANU                Onyeka                4

64           OSINACHI            Ernest   4

65           OLAWOLU           Kayode 4

66           WALE    Babalola               4

67           EZEWOKE            Ebuka    4

68           SULEIMAN          Ibrahim                4

69           OBEKPA               Anthony              4

70           EMERUWA          Isaac      4

71           AKOR    Mathew               4

72           FRANKLIN           Ronald  4

73           DAWARIYE          David     4

74           DICKSON             John      4

75           BELLO    Olalekan              4

76           NWAOKOCHA   Michael                4

77           ABAMU                Mathew               4

78           CHIWENDU         Benjamin             3

79           ALAYAKI               Olarenwaju        3

80           ENEBELI                Anthony              3

81           KOLADE                Tomiwa                3

82           KIENKA Kalada   3

83           NJOKONMA       Chiwete               3

84           ADELEYE                               3

85           WASIU  Ibrahim                1