SLTA-Greensports, PTBS in tight final battle
KUCHING: SLTA- Greensports lifted the first Dato President Cup title at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) tennis centre when they edged arch-rival Persatuan Tenis Bumiputera Sarawak ( PTBS) 2-1 in a closely fought final last Sunday.
Shawn Lee and Lo Zhi Han gave SLTA-Greensports their first point when they beat Zainoren Alek and Rahmat Borhan 6-1, 6-1 in the second doubles.
Shuari Zawawi and Syahmi Eshan leveled the score 1-1 for PTBS when they outplayed Brandon Wong-Leslie Jong 6-2, 0- 6 (11-9) in the first doubles.
The deciding third doubles saw Nic and Galvin Yeo overcoming the challenge from Mohd Norhairi and Mohamad Zaki 6-3, 6-2.
This was the second team crown for SLTA- Greensports. They won the state Inter-Team tournament earlier in the year.
All matches were played simultaneously at 4: 30pm as the schedule was disrupted by heavy rain for more than two hours.
SLTA- Greensports had topped Group B when they blanked Dare Double, Sarawak Club and Kuching Division Lawn Tennis Association all by a 3- 0 margin. It was also a 3- 0 win against Sukma 3- 0 in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, PTBS led Group A after beating Greensports 2 (3- 0), MRs Master (3- 0) and Sukma (2-1).
They entered the final after thumping Sarawak Club 3- 0 in the semi-finals.
SLTA president Dato Patrick Liew closed the event and gave away the prizes.