Bulus Christoper and Ashogba Toyin, on Sunday won the first edition of the Scheme 4 Tennis Club Junior Open Championships. The championships organised by the Members LSDPC Medium Tennis Club is a way of engaging the kids during holiday by exposing them to tennis. In the Boys 16 and under final, Bulus defeated Michael Osewa, in two straight sets of 6-4 6-4, while in the girls category, Ashogba defeated Peace Udoh 4-0 4-2.
In some of the other finals on Sunday, Kushima Usman beat Ajanaku Abdul, in the Boys 10 & Under 4-0 4-0, as Yakubu Oiza defeated Basirat Okunola 4-0 4-1 in the girls event. In the closed tournament organised solely for the kids living within the estate, Ebuka Alozie beat Tomisin Osunaike 4-0 4-0 in the boys event as Ohunene Yakubu defeated Osaherun Osayinwen.
Speaking after the tournament, the MLMTP club captain, Mr. Pelumi Adeniran, said it was an eye opener as they would be aiming to make it bigger next year. “There were a lot of skeptics when we came up with the idea of the championships. We are going to assess our achievement and see where to work on and how to make it bigger ahead of next year, because we are looking forward to making it a yearly tournament.” While praising the organisers, a tennis grassroots coach, Ubeibi Abel, said others should emulate the ingenuity of the MLMTP members for coming up with such innovation.
