Top seed Mohammed Khadijat continued her strong run at the ongoing 47th Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Championship, brushing aside wild card entrant Agunbiade Toluwalose with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 win to book her spot in the women’s singles quarterfinals.
Khadijat is set to take on Godwin Favour today, with a place in the semifinals on the line.
Udofia Mary also confirmed her status as a quarterfinal contender, delivering a clinical 6-1, 6-2 victory over Otu Blessing. Udofia will play Ogunjobi Success in the last eight after Ogunjobi powered to a 6-0, 6-3 second-round win against Samuel Gloria.
In other women’s matches, Omotayo Blessing earned her quarterfinal berth by defeating Bamidele Abosede 6-2, 6-2. She will face a stern challenge today against second seed Emmanuel-Essien Bright. Elsewhere, Bassey Etoro is scheduled to meet Suwa Nenrot, who advanced after a dominant 6-1, 6-0 win over Olaniyan Abosede.
Turning to the men’s singles, tournament favourite and top seed Abua Canice overcame Sani Musa 6-4, 6-3. Abua will now face Mohammed Dahiru, who progressed by beating Chinedu Sunday 6-1, 6-2.
In another men’s fixture, Michael Chima defeated Sani Yahaya 6-2, 6-2 to set up a quarterfinal against wild card Edward David.
Meanwhile, the men’s second seed, after a comfortable previous outing that saw him dispose of Onyekachi Ogunjiofor 6-1, 6-1, had to fight for the final quarterfinal position against wild card entrant Muhammed Amir.
