By DT News Network. Manama : M ohammed Gaith and Nataliia Matskevych narrowly overcame Lloyd Mendes and Marianna Muursepp to claim the gold medals and the "BTA Torch" perpetual trophy with a 4-3 victory in the ninth edition of Social Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament at the Dilmun Club, Saar. In the p
Manama : Mohammed Gaith and Nataliia Matskevych narrowly overcame Lloyd Mendes and Marianna Muursepp to claim the gold medals and the “BTA Torch” perpetual trophy with a 4-3 victory in the ninth edition of Social Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament at the Dilmun Club, Saar.
In the play-off for second place, Lloyd and Marianna claim silver medals. In the play-off for third-place, Arsalan Iqbal and Lyn Barrie defeated Kerri Darwish and Ilse Blondeel 4-3 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 were split into two groups. Players then proceeded to compete in short matches against all other teams within their group. At the end of the group stage the top two teams from each group progressed to play-off for the medals.
BTA and Tournament Director, Dan Barrie said, “It was an enjoyable morning of tennis where we tried to focus on the fun side of competitive matchplay for new and improving players.”
For more information, visit dan@bahraintennisacademy.com.
