Lofo wins ITF crown
Dec 07, 2005
THIRD seed Lofo Ramiaramanana (above) continued his fine form into the final of Kampala leg of the ITF East Africa tennis circuit to win his second U-18 title in two weeks.
By William Muwonge
Finals
Boy’s singles
L. Ramiaramanana bt
E. Mensah 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4)
Boy’s doubles
E. Mensah/G. Mesfin bt
G. Michelevitz/T. Hodorov
6-1, 6-4
Girl’s singles
V. Studena bt
N. Smith 6-3, 6-0
Girl’s doubles
A. Jagitiani/V. Studena bt
N. Smith/S. Davin
6-4, 6-4
THIRD seed Lofo Ramiaramanana (above) continued his fine form into the final of Kampala leg of the ITF East Africa tennis circuit to win his second U-18 title in two weeks.
The Madagascan worked for every point to defeat the top seed Emmanuel Mensah of Ghana at Lugogo. “This result is clear proof that hard work pays off because Mensah is a good player,†Ramiaramanana said.
It took 1 hour 48 minutes for Ramiaramanana to seal victory and will be looking for a hattrick in Nairobi on Friday after his success in Kigali and Kampala.
Finals
Boy’s singles
L. Ramiaramanana bt
E. Mensah 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4)
Boy’s doubles
E. Mensah/G. Mesfin bt
G. Michelevitz/T. Hodorov
6-1, 6-4
Girl’s singles
V. Studena bt
N. Smith 6-3, 6-0
Girl’s doubles
A. Jagitiani/V. Studena bt
N. Smith/S. Davin
6-4, 6-4
THIRD seed Lofo Ramiaramanana (above) continued his fine form into the final of Kampala leg of the ITF East Africa tennis circuit to win his second U-18 title in two weeks.
The Madagascan worked for every point to defeat the top seed Emmanuel Mensah of Ghana at Lugogo. “This result is clear proof that hard work pays off because Mensah is a good player,†Ramiaramanana said.
It took 1 hour 48 minutes for Ramiaramanana to seal victory and will be looking for a hattrick in Nairobi on Friday after his success in Kigali and Kampala.