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Action continues in BTA Junior Tournament

The 10-and-under finals as well as the preliminary rounds of the 12-and-under category took place in the BTA Junior Tennis Tournament, organised by Bahrain Tennis Academy (BTA), at the Dilmun Club, Saar. In the 10-and-under category, eight players returned for the quarter-finals.

Haiyder Al-Fareed, Abdulrazzaq Al-Henabi, Hashim Al Toobli and Ahmed Al Sayed won through to the semi-final round in which Haiyder overcame Abdulrazzaq and Hashim defeated Ahmed. In the play-off for third place, Ahmed was successful in overcoming Abdulrazzaq. Then, in the final match, Hashim claimed the title over Haiyder 7-3, 7-3.

In the 12-and-under-category, players took part in a round-robin format competition in two groups. At the conclusion of the group stage, four players had earned themselves a place in next weekend’s semi-finals: Haiyder Al-Fareed, Rohan Mukherjee, Abdulrazzaq Al-Henabi and Ali Al-Ahmed.