BA Open Underway

Aug 23, 2002

John Oduke and Rosette Musoke were yesterday named top seeds for the British Airways Open tennis tournament.

By Mark NamanyaJohn Oduke and Rosette Musoke were yesterday named top seeds for the British Airways Open tennis tournament.John Oduke and Rosette Musoke were yesterday named top seeds for the men and women draw respectively for the British Airways Open.The sh6m British Airways-sponsored tournament gets underway today with a number of qualifiers at Kampala Tennis club.Oduke is followed by Charles Yokwe, Chris Baagala and Patrick Olobo in that order while Janet Magona, Edith Wamalwa and 14 year old Janet Namutebi follow Musoke in the seeding.Yokwe and Namutebi won the UTA Open in May at Lugogo Tennis Club.Matches today, tomorrow and Sunday will involve only unseeded players, who will strive to battle their way through to face the seeded players next week.Ends

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