Wednesday 28 March 2012

Double joy for Lyn Yuen

CHOO Lyn Yuen captured the women’s singles and doubles titles in the second leg of the National Tennis Circuit in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Lyn Yuen, the second seed, upset topseed Jawairiah Noordin 6-0, 6-1 in the women’s singles final.
Jawairiah was not at her best as she played witha wrist injury.
In the doubles final, Lyn Yuen-Ti Jia Wei edged Alyssa Boey-Aslina Chua 7-5, 4-6, 10-5.
Si Yew Ming, meanwhile, captured his first title of the season by overcoming surprise finalist Abdul Hazli Zainuddin 6-4, 6-4 in the men’s final.
Hazli, the third seed, upset the odds in Tuesday’s semi-finals when he edged topseed Elyaas Deen Hishaam 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 while Yew Ming defeated Ahmad Deedat Razak 6-4, 6-4.
In the doubles final, Hazli-Ahmad Deedat battled past Ashaari Zainal-Syed Agil Syed Naguib 6-4, 6-3.