JHS students dazzle in tennis contests
Two jonior High School (JHS) students emerged winners of the Under 14 and 16 categories of the Accra Open Tennis Tournament held at the tennis arena of the Accra Sports Stadium.
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They are Richard Okine, a Form Two student of the Osu Salem Presby Junior High School who won the Under 14 event and Cindy Aidoo, a Form Three student of the Solocom Educational Centre at Winneba, who was tops in the Girls Under 16 Category.
Okine, defeated Michael Dosoo 6-1, 6-1 in the semi-final before crowning it with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Lameck Bagerbaseh.
"I am not surprised that he won because Richard is a very good player.
He started playing tennis at age six. I discovered his talent during one of the junior competitions and I have been training him since that time", said Coach Yahaya Macauley, trainer of Richard.
On her part, Cindy, who started the game on a low point, managed to get her opponent to succumb to her dictates before winning the ultimate prize.
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For their efforts, Richard and Cindy each received a trophy, GH¢1,000 educational scholarship, GHc500 worth of gift vouchers and other products from sponsors.
Some of the dignitaries who graced the occasion were Mr Joshua Mensah, Director of Sports at the National Sports Authority, Mr Kojo Mills, a representative from the Atta-Mills family, Dr Daniel McKorley, CEO of McDan Group of Companies and Mr Isaac Aboagye Duah, President of the Ghana Tennis Federation.
The tournament was organised by the Ghana Tennis Federation under the auspices of the John Evans Atta-Mills Foundation with sponsorship from Coca-Cola, Nyaho Medical Centre, Masso Quarry, KFC, Interplast and Stallion Security.