Second seed, Joseph Imeh on Saturday exhibited solid performance to beat first seed Sylvester Emmanuel 6-3, 6-3 and retain his second consecutive Dala Hard Court title in Kano.
It was the second straight final between both men in Kano, and it was Imeh who prevailed again.
He became the only 6th man to defend the men’s singles title in the competition’s 33-year history and win N1 million prize money.
Also in the ladies category, 16-year-old Oyinlomo Quadre beat 4th seed Aanu Aiyegbusi 6-2, 6-0 and claim her first Dala Hard Court title in Kano.
Quadre moved through the first set efficiently and only faced a minor inconvenience in the 7th game, when Aiyegbusi broke at 5-2.
Quadre, however, wrapped up the set in the next game before powering through the second set without any troubles.
The 57-minute victory handed Quadre her second consecutive national title, after her title-triumph at the CBN Open in June, and N600,000 in prize-money.
