Henry Atseye and Oyinlomo Quadre have emerged winners of the 2021 Rainoil Tennis Open Championship in the male and female categories respectively.
Winners in the men and women’s singles received ₦600,000 and ₦500,000 respectively, while their runners-up got ₦300,000 and ₦250,000 respectively.
Winners of the men and women’s doubles received ₦600,000 and ₦500,000 respectively.
Held at the Clay Court of the Lagos Country Club in Ikeja, Henry Atseye defeated men’s singles defending champion and number one seed, Joseph Imeh by two straight sets of 7/6(7/4), 6/2 to emerge the winner.
Henry Atseye appreciated Rainoil for supporting tennis in the country, pointing out that the Rainoil Tennis Open offers Nigerian players the opportunity to get exposed to clay.
Also, defending women champion of the annual Rainoil tennis Open championship, Oyinlomo Quadre retained her title after beating number 1 seed, Marylove Edwards in two straight sets.
Quadre who came into the 2021 Rainoil Tennis Open Championship as second seed after about seven months lay-off due to injury dominated all the sets to end the ambition of Marylove Edwards whom she was meeting for the first time in her career and ended the game at 6-4, 6-1.
According to Oyinlomo Quadre:
“I’m really happy winning this tournament after coming back from injury. It was not an easy game because there was a lot of tension but I played my best game and won against an equally good opponent.”
In her own remarks, Marylove admitted playing against a very good player; saying that she tried her best but her best was not enough to dethrone her.
“It was a very good game and both of us put in our best but the better player won.”
In the men’s doubles event, Mathew Abamu and Michael Chima defeated Henry Atseye and Nnoso Madueke to emerge winners, while the women’s doubles won by Omolayo Bamidele and Oyinlomo Quadre
The Group Managing Director of Rainoil, Dr. Gabriel Ogbechie, in his remarks said that tennis is a sports he is so passionate about, noting that if it is invested in, it will help young Nigerians make a very decent living
He urged the players to be more dedicated and committed in order to improve on their games. He thanked Lagos Country Club Ikeja for being a good host.
