19th Governor's Trophy Junior Tennis : Diamondson claims U-10 boys singles title
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 07 2023:
Diamondson notched up the U-10 boys singles title in the 19th Governor's Trophy Junior Tennis Tournament organised by the Manipur Tennis Association at Officer's Club, Lamphel.
Diamondson got the better of Korou 4-2, 2-4 (7-3) in the final to seal the top honour.
Diamondson got a first round bye and clinched a 4-1, 5-4 (11-9) win over Anish in the semi-final round.
Korou had also got a first round bye before easing to a 4-1, 4-1 win over Derick L in the semi-final round.
The final line up of the U-10 girls singles, U-12 boys singles and U-14 boys singles were also completed today.
The U-10 girls singles final will be played between Gracy and Gucci.
In the U-12 boys singles competition, Chingkhei will play Yoimayai in the title clash.
Chingkhei made it to the final with an easy 4-2, 4-0 win over Dhanraj in the semi-final while Yoimayai sealed an identical win over Ranchar.
The U-14 boys final in the meantime will see Lanchenba square off against Soham.
Lanchenba, who earned a first round bye, booked the semi-final berth with an easy 4-0, 4-0 win over Derick Laishram in the last 8-round and held off Sudharshan 7-5, 6-4 in a keenly contested semi-final round.
Sudharshan also got a first round bye and won 4-1, 4-1 over Ranchar in the last-8 round.
Soham, in the meantime, entered the final with an easy 6-0, 6-3 win over K Yohenba in the semi-final round.
In the quarter final round, Soham had steamrolled Ryan Khomba 4-0, 4-0 while K Yohenba had carved out a 4-1, 5-3 win over Chingkhei.