The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Imeh, who was the tournament’s top seed and the current number one ranked player in the country, was dominant in his game.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that top seed Imeh endured an error-plagued three-set match, which lasted for over two hours, before beating third seed Nonso Madueke 5-7 6-3 6-2.
The pair comfortably overcame Paul Emmanuel and Ojo Oyelami 6-0 6-4 to set up a round of 16 showdown with the highly rated duo of Thomas Otu and Tosho Yusuf for a place in the quarter-finals.
Both players qualified for the final after the semi-finals fixtures of the tournament on Friday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
The performances helped them to book their places in the quarter-finals of the CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship.
Second seed Joseph Imeh came from a set down to beat Emmanuel Ikakah 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the first round of the CBN Senior Tennis Open Championship on Monday.