Ryan faces Pricket in 16 under final
Sabah’s top junior ace Ryan Chee is through to the 16 under final of the Sabah Leg 6 Tennis Malaysia National Junior Tournament.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's top junior ace Ryan Chee is through to the 16 under final of the Sabah Leg 6 Tennis Malaysia National Junior Tournament.
Ryan made it through after slugging it out in a three-set thriller with Jayden Wong at the Kota Kinabalu Sports Complex, yesterday.
It took time for him to find rhythm against his opponent from Selangor. He struggled early in the match quickly losing the first set 6-1 before coming back to snatch victory with better showings in the second and third sets 6-2, 10-8.
His parents and grandfather were influential to his victory, giving the young player encouragement to fight through some intense moments throughout the match.
Ryan faces Daniel Pricket from Perak in the final today. Daniel made it through after beating Vivek Balakrishnan from Penang 6-3, 6-3 in the other semi-final match.
Meanwhile, other Sabahan players through to the finals are Kyra Vamsikrish and Mohd Farhan Irfan.
Kyra will face Chanya Ng Kai Ming after beating her Sabahan teammate Nurfarhana Natasha 6-1, 1-6, 10-8 in the Girls' 12 under category, while Mohd Farhan faces Lucas Lim from Kuala Lumpur after beating Mohd Razeeq Adly, also from Sabah, 4-0, 4-0 in the Boys' 10 under event.
Sabah Tennis Association president Johnson Koh said the prize ceremony would be graced by Tennis Malaysia president Mirzan Tun Mahathir.
“At the same time, they (Tennis Malaysia) will have their executive committee meeting, which will be the second time held here,” he said.