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Naa Anyema Mckorley won the first edition of the Ladies Challenger Series title after beating Annette Cruickshank in the final at the National Tennis Center, Accra.
The 18-year-old won 6-4.5-7.7-5 in two hours and 45 minutes.
The weeklong championship was hosted by Second Serve Tennis Shop, an affiliate of the Tennis Foundation Ghana and the Gender and Equity Committee of the Ghana Tennis Federation with support from Beebies Event and ITAKOL.
Naa Mckorley outclassed her opponent in the first set, but Cruicshank came back into the game to force a decider.
The players traded breaks in the third set, but Naa Mckorley beat Annette in Game 11 of the final set to wear her 6-5. Annette tried to come back to level things off, but Naa Mckorley held her serve firmly and won her set 7-5.
Speaking to ghanatennis.org, Naa Mckorley said: “I played a really good game. I was really aggressive.
She added: “I will train and prepare for the next edition. I know it won’t be easy but let’s see what happens ”.
Michael Asianowah Sekyere, General Manager of Second Serve Tennis Shop, said: “I am satisfied with the level presented. We had 27 women for the editing. We hope that the number will increase in the next edition ”.
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