Nadeem-Jay Kumar win Srinagar Invitational Tennis Championship
Srinagar: Team CRPF on Sunday lifted the Srinagar Invitational Tennis Championship -2023, defeating defending champions Moazzam Rashid and Haider Hussain as Gindun Tennis Court here.
The CRPF duo of Jay Kumar and Nadeem Samdani had a poor start to the final match, losing the first set 3-6.
However, the experienced duo came back strongly in the second set to win 6-3 and enforced a decider.
Moazzam and Haider, who have won the Srinagar doubles tournament for the past three years, went down easily in the last set to lose 2-6.
Both the teams had easy semifinal outings, winning in straight sets. Eight teams took part in the doubles tournament while the single’s edition likely to be held in second week or August.
President of Jammu and Kashmir Lawn Tennis Association Captain Murti Gupta congratulated the winners of the tournament.
He also appreciated the Kashmir wing of the association for successful conduct of the event.
“I hope that the tennis activities in both provinces of the union territory will continue to grow so that more and more young talent is attracted to the game, ” the president said.
General Secretary B S Jaggi said there was huge potential for tennis promotion is Jammu and Kashmir and the youngsters need to take benefit from the facilities.
Joint secretary of the association Gurmit Singh Patel thanked the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council for its sport in the promotion of the game of tennis in Jammu and Kashmir.
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