Acquah, Ampah shine in Interplast Top Masters tennis championship
Johnson Acquah and Tracy Ampah emerged winners of the fifth edition of the Interplast Top Masters Invitational tennis championship held on the clay courts of the Accra Lawn Tennis Club (ALTC).
The week-long event was climaxed with fierce final matches on Saturday in front of tennis enthusiasts.
The competition was opened to 16 top male players in the country and top eight females.
In the men’s division, Acquah was at his dominant best to beat Okantey in two straight sets of 6-2, 6-0.
Both grabbed the final tickets after impressive semifinal outings on Friday with dominant performances.
Acquah accounted for Lamech Bagerbaseh 7-6 (6), 7-5 in the first male semifinal followed by another thrilling match between Okantey and Benjamin Fumi, with the latter losing 7-6 (2), 6-2.
That set up an electrifying final date which Acquah showed promise of winning in the earlier exchanges as Okantey struggled to match up with his shots.
In the female event, Tracy proved that her dominance in the female category was no fluke although she was stretched to her elastic limit in the second set of the finals.
Tracy opened a yawning gap in the first set of the final which
she eventually won 6-2 with high hopes of finishing her opponent off in the second.
However, Sisu Tomega showed she was no pushover as she fought back gamely in the second set to the surprise of many. She faced Tracy squarely and eventually won 6-4 to throw the game into an exciting third set to determine the winner.
But it turned out to be a seemingly easy set for the champion who controlled the game from start to finish to convincingly win 6-1 to make it 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 for Tracy.
Tracy secured the finals ticket after overcoming a semifinal scare from Yvonne Bruce Tagoe but recovered to win 3-6, 7-5, and 6-0, while Sisu Tomegah also defeated Precious Nunana Okoh 6-4, 6-4 in the second female semifinals
BY TIMES SPORTS REPORTER
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