Ho, Volta Region. Tilda Acorlor.
The Ho Tennis Club (HTC) has successfully organized a two-day Homecoming Tournament in Ho, the Volta regional capital.
The event is an annual tournament in the HTC calendar, slated for March for members who are not resident (Diaspora) in Ho against members who are based in Ho.
This year’s Homecoming, which involved all members of the club, is the third edition. It was originally supposed to be held in the month of March but rescheduled to September due to the Coronavirus Pandemic(COVID-19).
The tennis fiesta replacement was due to the absence of the club's annual Asogli Tennis Tournament which couldn’t also come off because of the absence of the Asogli Yam Festival this year because of COVID-19.
The former captain of the Blackstars, Asamoah Gyan graced the tournament. recently, Gyan has found a new love for tennis within the space of 10 months.
He was excited at the warm welcome and show of love by the members of HTC and the people of the Volta region.
He played the chairman of the club, Cyril Eyram Bansah in two straight sets, which ended 6-4, 6-4 against the former Sunderland player in front of several fans who have come to see the Baby Jet, a pet name for Asamoah Gyan.
Earlier, there was the ladies singles between Sedem, the Queen of the Ho Tennis Court against Edinam, a queen from the Diaspora.
That game saw Sedem beat Edinam 7-0 to maintain her royalty status on the court.
The Day 2 witnessed an impressive performance by Asamoah Gyan and Volta’s number 1, Joseph Narcel Battah in a grudge but a friendly encounter.
Both athletes entertained the crowd in a classic contest, but Joseph, the nationally-ranked player lost 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 to the visitor.
In the other games, Eli won against Eric by 4-7.
Precious humbled Harriet to a 7-1 victory
Etornam thumped Sammy 6-3, 6-3 while Joseph hammered Wise 7-4.
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