Muneer crowned champion of OTA monthly junior tennis tournament

MUSCAT: Muneer Al Rawahi was in blistering form when he defeated Sanskar Dubey and Marwan Faiz Al Khajari to clinch the Under-16 and Under-18 Boys singles category title of the Oman Tennis Association Monthly Junior Tennis Tournament held during the weekend at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Bausher.
This event is held as part of OTA Development Programme for juniors and to enhance the growth of tennis in the Sultanate every year.
The chief guest on the occasion were OTA Chairman Khalid Ali Saif Al Adi, OTA General Secretary Mundhir Taglib Al Barwani and OTA Executive Manager Salman Abdulrahim Al Balushi who jointly distributed the prizes to the winners
Oman Tennis Association’s main focus is on the development of the Under-7 Unisex Mini Tennis for 5-7 year olds who participate regularly in the competition.
The tournament is held from 8am till 11am and then from 4pm till 11pm..More than 100 junior boys and girls including Omani and Expatriate participated in the Under-7 Unisex Mini Tennis, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, Under-16, Under-18 categories with the top two players being awarded at the end of the tournament.
The final match of the Boys Under-16 category was won by Muneer Tufail Al Rawahi who beat Sanskar Dubey to claim the top prize.
The Oman Tennis Association thanked the parents, players, staffs from Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex and OTA for their support.
Results:
Under-7 Unisex Mini Tennis: Vedant Mohan beat Ben Coxon 10-5, 10-4, 3rd Place Areen Hafidh Al Azkawi, 4th Place Talya Essam Al Busaidi.
Under-10 Girls: Aisha Essam Al Busaidi beat Rita Malakhova 10-7, 10-6, 3rd Place Sara Mansoor Al Jabri, 4th Place Rayyan Mazin Al Busaidi.
Under-10 Boys: Charlie Sennhauser beat Advait Kappil 10-4, 10-6, 3rd Place Qaiz Nasser Al Balushi, 4th Place Waleed Khalid Al Hashmi.
Under-12 Boys: Ali Essam Al Busaidi beat Charlie Sennhauser 6-1, 6-2.
Under-12 Girls: Kira Malakhova beat Kaviya Jayakumar 6-1, 6-1
Under-14 Boys: Noah Sennhauser beat Ali Essam Al Busaidi 6-4, 7-6.
Under-14 Girls: Kira Malakhova beat Kaviya Jayakumar 6-1. 6-1.
Under-16 Boys: Muneer Tufail Al Rawahi beat Sanskar Dubey 6-4, 6-0.
Under-16 Girls: Safanah Nayel Al Riyami beat Stuti Mathur 6-2, 6-2.
Under-18 Boys: Muneer Tufail Al Rawahi beat Marwan Faiz Al Khajari 6-4, 6-3.
Rankings:
Under-7 Unisex Mini Tennis: 1. Vedant Mohan (450 points), 2. Ben Coxon (410 points)
Under-10 Boys: 1. Charlie Sennhauser (900 points), 2. Ahmed Khalid Al Hinai (540 points)
Under-12 Boys: 1. Ali Essam Al Busaidi (780 points), 2. Isa Ali Al Suleimani (730 points).
Under-14 Boys: 1. Noah Sennhauser (700 points), 2. Marwan Faiz Al Khanjari (620 points)
Under-16 Boys: 1. Muneer Tufail Al Rawahi (450 points), 2. Sanskar Dubey (260 points).
Under-18 Boys: 1. Muneer Tufail Al Rawahi (700 points), 2. Marwan Faiz Al Khanjari (480 points)
Under-10 Girls: 1. Aisha Essam Al Busaidi (850 points), 2. Rita Malakhova (600 points)
Under-12 Girls: 1. Kira Malakhova (850 points), 2. Kaviya Jayakumar (760 points)
Under-14 Girls: 1. Kira Malakhova (780 points), 2. Kaviya Jayakumar (710 points)
Under-16 Girls: 1 Safanah Nayel Al Riyami (550 points), 2. Tanaal Nayel Al Riyami (360 points).