During the Africa qualifying event Sunday that concluded here, Nigeria qualified through Jude Uwazie who beat Egypt's Hassan Mohammed 6-0, 6-2 whereas Yusuf Wasiu beat Aly Mohammed 6-4, 6-1 to seal it for the West Africans. They also won the doubles 6-3, 6-0 to make it a cumulative 3-0 for Nigeria, reports Xinhua.
Among women, South Africa beat Kenya 3-0 when Mankgele beat Jane Ndenga 6-0, 6-0 while Rose Van Der Meer beat Rahel Akoth by the same margin. They also won the doubles 6-1, 6-1.
Eight countries - hosts Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Mauritius, South Africa, Egypt, Ghana and Gambia took part in the three-day event.
International Tennis Federation (ITF) representative to the event Suzie Dyrbus lauded the high standards at the championships saying that Africa will give the rest of the contenders a run for their money during the outing in Turkey.
