TOP RANK PLAYERS: Liew (fifth left) poses with the winners and tournament officials after the prize presentation.
KUCHING: Alvin Teng clinched the Boys Under-18 singles title in the Kuching Age Group 3rd Leg Tennis Tournament at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) centre when he won all six games in the competition based on league system.
The runner-up was Kenneth Tan who won five games and lost one while in third place was Gregory Tan who won four games and lost two.
Finishing in fourth and fifth positions were Ricoh Soh and Isaac Law respectively.
Alvin failed to complete a double victory when he and his partner Kirstin Leong lost 1-9 to Gregory Tan and Mark Leong in the Under-18 mixed doubles final.
Kirstin made up for the disappointment by capturing the Boys/Girls Under-14 singles after defeating Caitlin Lean 6-1, 6-3 in the final.
The losing semi-finalists were Matthew Chong and Jonathan Sia. In the losers’ pool final, Daniel Law beat Tay Chen Kiat 6-2, 6-3.
The duo had earlier beaten Abey Bong and Bong Yi Yeng in the semi-finals. Daniel then partnered Tay to win the Under-14 mixed doubles title, beating Matthew Chong-Zachary Chan 8-5.
Meanwhile, Sean Law and Mitchell Brapui took the Under-12 mixed doubles crown after they defeated Brandon Foo-Ming Rui 8-3 in the final.
The Boys/Girls Under-12 singles title went to Sean Law who beat seven other contestants in the league.
Second was Mitchell while third to fourth was Anjeline Ong, Zoe Lean and Brandon.
The tournament organised by Kuching Division Lawn Tennis Association (KDLTA) was aimed at giving the youngsters the chance to compete at development level and gauge their abilities and skills.
KDLTA president Dato Patrick Liew, who also helms SLTA, gave away the prizes.