Yussyazlin Nabila Yusri captured the girls’ Under-14 title in the recent 31st Tuanku Syed Putra Milo-Perlis Junior International Tennis Championships at the Kampung Pondok Tennis Complex in Kangar.
Yussyazlin came back from a second set blemish to beat Nurin Nabilah Roslan 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 in almost three hours.
The 13-year-old, ranked third in the Asian 14 & Under rankings, took up tennis at six and aspires to follow the foot steps of Russia’s former World No 1 Maria Sharapova in the near future.
The Form One student of SM Tuanku Lailatul Shireen (Kangar) aims to make an impact in the upcoming Asian 14 & Under season, where she will kick start her campaign in Vietnam on Jan 5-16.
Koay Hao Sheng earned Perlis its second title in the tournament in the boys’ Under-14 singles. He defeated Talhah Rahizam 6-2, 6-1 in the final.
The tournament attracted more than 400 participants including 188 foreign entries from the United States, South Africa, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore
RESULTS
* Malaysia unless stated
Boys' singles Under-10 S-Finals — Kim Junseo (Kor) bt Naufal Siddiq Kamaruzzaman 6-2, 6-4; Danial Ahmad Farid bt Woratan Manphian (Tha) 6-2, 6-1.
Final — Kim Junseo (Kor) bt Danial Ahmad Farid (NS) 6-0, 6-1.
Under-12 doubles final — Shamirul Shahril-Alvin Teng (Swk) bt Siphos Montsi-Rayan Little (RSA) 6-1, 6-3.
Under-14 — Hubert Badenhorst-Jandre Lessing (RSA) bt M. Kharil Anas-Koay Hao Sheng (KL-Ps) 6-2, 6-2.
Under-16 — Johnson Ooi-Chia Chen Dong (Png) bt Mohd Ariff Anuar-Mohd Ali Imran (Ps) 6-1, 6-4.
Girls doubles Under-10 final — Thutsaporn Naklow-Napat Pongphanich (Tha) bt Nur Aniess Shamida-Nur Batrisya Mazuki (Pk) 6-0, 6-7(5), 10-8.
Under-12 —Camille Townsend-Katya Townsend (USA) bt Suhana Sofia-Aida Hereena (Sel-Ps) 4-6, 6-4, 10-4.
Under-16 final — Tiara Hareena-Michelle Khoo (Ps-Png) bt Putri Syafiqah-Teoh Shi Yin (Per-Sel) 6-3, 6-1.
