Lameck Bagerbaseh, Isaac Nortey, Abraham Asaba, Elizabeth Bagerbaseh, and Ruth Crawford have progressed to the third round of the ongoing African Games tennis event at the Borteyman Sports Complex.
Young star Lameck Bagerbaseh, after receiving a bye in the first round, defeated experienced Togolese player Kwami S. Roland Dussey to advance to the third round of the tournament. The Winneba-based player secured a convincing 6-4, 6-0 victory on the center court.
This is one of the best moments of my career,” Lameck Bagerbaseh
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2023 Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) tennis player of the year Abraham Asaba also had a bye and came through with a 6-1,6-0 win against Joelson Paulino from Angola.
Earlier on, In-form Isaac Nortey will meet Gatoto Allan Terry from Burundi in the third round after rallying past Ethiopia’s Sileshi Getachew Belay of Ethiopia 6-0,6-2.
In the women’s category, Ruth Crawford rallied from a set down to advance into the third round, beating Algeria’s Mebarki Bochra 3-6,6-4,10-2. Ruth will face South African’s Mari-Louise Van Zyl.
Sizzling Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh beats her opponent from Ethiopia, Eden Samuel Zewde 6-0,6-0. Elizabeth will battle Mohamed Aziz Dougaz from Tunisia in the third round.
However, Herman Abban who won his initial round match, lost his second round game to Ivorian Coulibaly Eliakim Wilfried ranked 447 in the world.
Former Ghana No.1 Samuel Antwi after a bye in the first round fell to Egyptian opponent Michael Bassem Sobhy 6-1,6-2.
Johnson Acquah also lost to Benin’s Sylvestre Monnou 6-1,6-4. Sylvester in 2018 won Tennis Foundation Ghana ITF Juniors tournament in Ghana.
Sisu Makena- Tomegah fell to Nigeria’s Marylove Edwards 3-6,5-7. Marylove found her range with the forehand to roll through after Sisu pushed her in both sets.
Tracy Ampah also lost to Zimbabwe’s Tanyaradzwa Midzi 1-6,0-6.
Story: Gabriel Amoakoh
Last Updated on March 21, 2026 by Samuel Kwame Boadu
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