Thailand’s Achiraya Sripom completed a double in the women’s competition at last weekend’s Scomi Kuala Lumpur Open at the National Tennis Centre.
Achiraya started her day with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over compatriot Chompoothip Judakate in the singles final.
The 14-year-old champion pocketed RM1,000 while the runners-up received RM500 for her efforts.
Top seed Alyssa Boey, a former national champion, was eliminated in the quarter-finals while Sarawak’s second seed Choo Lyn Yuen lost in the semi-finals.
In the doubles final, the unseeded Achiraya-Chompoothip upset top seeds Alyssa-Lyn Yuen 6-3, 6-3.
Thailand’s unseeded Pruchya Isaro effortlessly overcame seventh seed Muhd Ashaari Zainal 6-1, 6-1 in the men’s singles final.
The 15-year-old, a member of Thailand’s Junior Davis Cup team, earned RM4,000 while Ashaari received RM2,000.
Ariez Elyaas Deen Heshaam-Ahmad Deedat clinched the doubles title by overcoming Azizul Zahar-V. Selvam 6-4, 6- 2.
The tournament, sanctioned by the Lawn Tennis As sociation of Malaysia (LTAM), was organised by the Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis Association (KLLTA).
KLLTA president Tan Sri Sallehuddin Mohamed, vice pres ident Mirzan Mahathir and Scomi Group chairman Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin presented the prizes.
RESULTS
Men’s singles — Pruchya Isaro (Tha) bt Muhd Ashaari Zainal 6-1, 6-1;
Doubles — Ariez Elyaas Deen Heshaam-Ahmad Deedat bt Azizul Zahar-V. Selvam 6-4, 6-2.
Masters singles — Marco Winter bt Najib Ibrahim 6-1, 6- 0;
Doubles — Najib Ibrahim-Nadir Ashraff bt Andrew Looi- Perrly Lim 6-3, 6-4.
Veteran singles — Terry Wong bt Zulkifli Kadir w/o;
Doubles — Zakaria-Selva bt Ahmad Imran-Yahya Zakaria 6-3, 6-4.
Women’s singles — Achiraya Sripom (Tha) bt Chompoothip Judakate (Tha) 6-2, 6-2;
Doubles — Achiraya Sripom-Chompoothip Judakate (Tha) bt Alyssa Boey-Choo Lyn Yuen 6-3, 6-3.
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