Malta Independent

BOV Tennis Masters and Ladies Top 6 Finals tomorrow

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Elaine Genovese will face Emma Montebello in the final of the BOV Ladies Top 6 Tennis Tournament scheduled for tomorrow Sunday 13th December 2020.

In the group stage, Genovese breezed past Kayleigh Busuttil Fitzpatric­k and Betha Anne Mayo without dropping a single game to go through to the final. Emma Montebello beat Amanda Falzon 6-0 6-0 and came from a set down to beat Elisa Buhagiar 2-6 6-3 6-4 to book her berth in the final. Genovese will be looking to retain the title she won in 2016, the last time the ladies’ tournament was held.

In the BOV Men’s Masters, Matthew Asciak looks set to extend his dominance of this tournament winning all three matches in the group stage. In Group 1, Asciak beat Nicholas Degaetano, Dwayne Pullicino and Matthew Cassar Torreggian­i with identical scores of 6-0 6-0. Matthew Cassar Torreggian­i placed second in the group.

In group 2, Alex Degabriele won his three matches, beating Zack Zammit 6-0 6-0, Denzil Agius 63 7-6 and Liam Delicata 3-6 6-4 6-2 to top the group with Delicata placing second.

Matthew Asciak will face Liam Delicata on Saturday 12th December at 1.00pm in the first semi-final. This will be followed by Alex Degabriele vs Matthew Cassar Torreggian­i to determine the finalists.

The finals will be played on Sunday 13th December, with the Ladies’ Top 6 final at 2.00pm followed by the Men’s Masters Final. The tournament­s are organised by the Malta Tennis Federation and hosted by the Marsa Sports Club. Bank of Valletta is the sponsor of the tournament.

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