A mom’s love was bang on the right track, PEP talks from her mom, Mrs. Aina motivated Goodnews Aina, to her first triumph on the 2024 NNPC-SNEPCo Junior Tennis Championship, on the weekend, in Warri, Delta State.
Aina, 15, from Ekiti State received the title, her first junior title on the ITA Junior Tennis Circuit, with a tough fought 8-6, 4-7, 7-4 defeat of defending champion, Gloria Samuel within the Women U-16 occasion.
The talks by Mrs Aina earlier than, throughout and after the match helped her ward to win the lengthy rallies in opposition to her extra achieved teammate, to win a detailed first set. The anticipated battle again from Gloria got here however Aina recovered to take the ultimate set by the identical rating. On the finish of the sport, Aina stated: “My mom advised me I ought to by no means lose one other last once more, saying that I’ve misplaced too many finals.
“I’m very glad I made her joyful.”
Within the Boys’ U-16 class, Dubem Amasiani from Abuja, defeated Gbolahan Olawale, the Nationwide Youth Video games champion, to win his twenty fifth title in all competitions.
The Boys’ U-14 occasion was received by Isa Yahaya from Lagos, who beat Daniel Udemekong from the Port Harcourt-based Kodian Tennis Academy, whereas Mofi Atilola gave Lagos her second title on the championship with a straight units victory over Success Godwin from Ekiti State, within the Women’ U-14 class.
Talking after the sport, Director, Worldwide Tennis Academy (ITA), the organisers of the competitors, Godwin Kienka, stated the event which held on the PTI Workers Membership was taken to Warri to encourage the younger girls and boys in the neighborhood to have a look at sports activities typically and tennis specifically as home windows of alternative to vary their fortune for the higher.
