The 44th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Championships served off yesterday at the Package B of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
To set the ball rolling, men’s top seed Clifford Enonsoregbe defeated John Henry 6-1,6-2, to book a place in the second around while Emeruwa Isaac also triumphed over Ayoola Michael 6-4,6-2,6-3 to move into the next round.
In other results, former national number three, Paul Emmanuel was sent packing by Abubakar Yusuf while Sani Musa was edged out by Iyoruobe Joseph who defeated him 7-6,6-3.
In the women’s category, top seed and defending champion, Oyinlomo Quadre has also cruised into the second round.
More matches are to be played today.
