By John Egbokhan

The Governor’s Cup Futures I came to a great finale yesterday with Spanish and Romania players winning the men’s and women’s singles title, respectively. They were rewarded with trophies, dollars and more significantly, ranking point at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.

Spain’s Enrique Lopez-Perez won the men’s singles final. defeating Sherif Sabry of Egypt in three thrilling sets of 7-5,1-6,6-4. For his effort, he got the hughe chunk of the $15,000 prize money set aside for all the 32 players who featured in the main draw. that started last Monday.

The right handed Spanish players said that match against the hard-hitting Sabry as a difficult one. He noted that he had prepared for a two sets game

He said that he exerted a lot of energy. which made him to call for any sugar drink from the referee.

“I was given a bottle of coke. This brought back the needed energy for me to win the third set of the final. I’m happy to win this game and this will give me the confidence to do well in the second leg,” said Perez.

In the women’s singles final. another big battle was witnessed as South Africa’s Chanel Simmonds and Romania’s Cristina Dinu took to the Lord Rumens Centre Court. with Simmonds running away with the match in three tantalising sets of 7-5,4-6,6-4.

The duo of Conny Perrin of Switzerland and South Africa’s Chanel Simmonds beat the Russian pair of Nina Bratchikova and Margarita Lazareva in straight sets of 6-1,6-1 to win the Women’s doubles final.