Darwish, Gaith claim gold medals

Manama : In a tightly fought contest between the top two teams, Kerri Darwish and Mohammed Gaith narrowly overcame Lyn Barrie and Arsalan Iqbal to claim the gold medals and the “BTA Torch” perpetual trophy with a 10-8, 7-10, 10-6 victory in the tenth edition of the BTA Social Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament at the Dilmun Club, Saar.

In the play-off for third-place, Sally Meikle and Samir Chiban defeated Minette Thompson and Rob Thompson to claim the bronze
medals.

The one-day event, which specifically targets new and recreational players, was played with a slightly slower ball to give players more time to react.

In the preliminary rounds, teams competed in short matches against all other teams. At the end of the group stage the top four teams progressed to the semi-finals.

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