S. THEIVIYA is one step away from winning the singles and doubles competitions in the first leg of the National Circuit.
In her first tournament since last June, Theiviya, the daughter of former national No. 1 S. Selvarajoo, demolished Singapore’s Olivia Koh 6-0, 6-3 to reach the singles final, where she plays Thailand’s Kamonwan Thongsaner, who upset second seed Ti Jia Wei in three sets.
In doubles, Theiviya and partner R. Archnaah play Uzbekistan’s Rano Nizamova and Siti Aishah for the title today.
In the men’s singles, top seed Ariez Elyaas Deen Heshaam and Si Yew Ming will battle it out for the crown.
The competition, which started on Feb 17, saw several surprising results including the third round match between Davis Cup player Ahmad Deedat, who also played in last year’s ATP Malaysian Open and 42-year-old V. Selvam, which the latter won 6-4, 1-6, 15-13.
However, Selvam was beaten by his academy’s coaching partner Nge Hnaung 6-1, 6-2 in the fourth round.
Selvam, the former national No 1 and once a professional, did not play much tennis last season due a knee injury
