KUCHING: Alvin Teng clinched the Boys Under-18 singles title in the
Kuching Age Group 3rd Leg Tennis Tournament at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis
Association (SLTA) centre when he won all six games in the competition
based on league system.
The runner-up was Kenneth Tan who won five
games and lost one while in third place was Gregory Tan who won four
games and lost two.
Finishing in fourth and fifth positions were Ricoh Soh and Isaac Law respectively.
Alvin
failed to complete a double victory when he and his partner Kirstin
Leong lost 1-9 to Gregory Tan and Mark Leong in the Under-18 mixed
doubles final.
Kirstin made up for the disappointment by capturing
the Boys/Girls Under-14 singles after defeating Caitlin Lean 6-1, 6-3
in the final.
The losing semi-finalists were Matthew Chong and
Jonathan Sia. In the losers’ pool final, Daniel Law beat Tay Chen Kiat
6-2, 6-3.
The duo had earlier beaten Abey Bong and Bong Yi Yeng in
the semi-finals. Daniel then partnered Tay to win the Under-14 mixed
doubles title, beating Matthew Chong-Zachary Chan 8-5.
Meanwhile,
Sean Law and Mitchell Brapui took the Under-12 mixed doubles crown after
they defeated Brandon Foo-Ming Rui 8-3 in the final.
The Boys/Girls Under-12 singles title went to Sean Law who beat seven other contestants in the league.
Second was Mitchell while third to fourth was Anjeline Ong, Zoe Lean and Brandon.
The
tournament organised by Kuching Division Lawn Tennis Association
(KDLTA) was aimed at giving the youngsters the chance to compete at
development level and gauge their abilities and skills.
KDLTA president Dato Patrick Liew, who also helms SLTA, gave away the prizes.- http://www.theborneopost.com
