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ITF Under 18 Junior Circuit Benin And Togo

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 Source: EMMANUEL ABBAN SAGOE

31ST AUGUST – 11 SEPTEMBER 2010

The National Junior Tennis Team has safely returned home after successfully

participating in the ITF Under 18 Junior Circuit in Benin and Togo from 31st

August – 11th September 2010.

The Team comprising of four (4) players and a coach included

Pascal Ziyab - Player

Enoch Godi - Player

Japheth Bagerbaseh - Player

Stacy Bulley - Player

Ali Baba Barseh - Coach

The Tournament sought to offer the Under 18 players the opportunity to gain

points leading to a World Ranking. Ghana’s performance in this year’s tournament

is an improvement over the 2009 edition.

Most of the players won at least a match in both first and second legs of the

tournament in Benin and Togo respectively to secure points for their rankings.

In the first leg in Benin, Pascal Ziyab won two matches but lost the third (3)

round match to Benard Atipoe from Togo 2 6, 6 2, 6 2.

Enoch Godi lost his first round match to Samoura Samba Dio from Senegal 6 2, 7

6. Japheth Bagerbaseh impressively qualified to the semi finals but lost in the

semi finals to Celestin Nkoueleue from Cameroun 6 2, 6 3. Stacy Bully also won

her first Match but lost 6 1, 6 1 to Marina Albert from Egypt in her second

round match.

In the second leg of the circuit in Togo, Stacy Bulley won her first match

against Ani Faithe Agondanou from Benin 61,61 but lost Mayar Sherif from Egypt 6

0,6 2.

Pascal Ziyab won his first match against Kevin Saizonou from Benin 6 1, 6 3 and

lost his second round match against Nigeria’s Samuel Omoile (6 4, 6 2). Enoch

Godi also won his first round match against Christian Aza from Benin 6 1, 6, 0

but lost to his Belgium counterpart Adrien Rossignon 6 3, 6 0.

Japheth Bagerbaseh again impressively beat Benin’s Tunde Segodo 6 2, 6 7, (5) 7

6 (4) to qualify to the quarter final stage but lost 6 1, 6 4 to Celestin

Nkoueleue from Cameroun.

The international Tennis Federation is expected to publish the rankings by

November 2010.

EMMANUEL ABBAN SAGOE

SECRETARY GENERAL

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Source: EMMANUEL ABBAN SAGOE