Al Saad defends title in 33rd BSF Desert Classic Tennis

Riyadh: Arab News

Kingdom No. 1 Fahad Al Saad defended his Class A men’s singles title by beating Moroccan tennis instructor Fadi Zamjaiuo 6-4, 6-3 in the final last Friday at the close of the 33rd BSF Desert Classic Tennis Tournament at the InterContinental Riyadh Hotel courts here.
In winning the centerpiece Class A men’s singles crorwn for the second straight year the top-seeded Al Saad started strongly and displayed consistent tennis as he moved the Moroccan tennis coach at Saudi Tennis Federation from side to side.
Al Saad set up a weekend double when he teamed with fellow Saudi tennister Omar Thaqib on Thursday to beat Bader Mogail and Yassir Bouyahya 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the Class A men’s doubles final.
The thrilling match lasted for more than two hours as both pairs played excellent tennis.
The awards ceremony followed the Class A final clash on Friday. Representatives of tournament sponsors that attended the awarding were: Elias Eramouni of Banque Saudi Fransi, Air France-KLM’s Bassam Jallad, Naim of DELTAZ (Racquet shop) Ahmad Haroon of Power Horse, Naveed of SGB and Mohamed Abureida of Gautier-Al Mutlaq.
Also, Inter-Con Recreation Manager Mounir Melliti, chairman of the tournament committee, and Tournament Director Edwin Ignacio thanked the sponsors, players and all those who helped make the tournament a big success. The members of the tournament committee include Lito Punay, Marvin Espina and Edzel Ignacio
The month-long tournament showcased the biggest names in Saudi tennis and expatriate tennis community in the Kingdom.
Final results:
Class A men’s singles final — Fahad Al Saad beat Fadi Zamjaoui 6-4, 6-3
Class B men’s singles final — Sulaiman Al Qasem beat beat Yashar Sheet 6-4, 6-2
Class C men’s singles final — Sergio Farra Cerda beat Diyaa Khateeb 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
Over 45 singles final — Ronald Sederiosa beat Cecil Llavares 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
16 Under final — Sergio Farra Cerda beat Omar Abdo 6-0, 6-3
12 Under final — Abdulaziz Bayouk beat Kevin Immanuel 8-2
Class A doubles final — Fahad Saad-Omar Thaqib beat Bader Mogail-Fadi Zamjaoui 6-4, 5-7,6-4
Class B doubles final — Bader Omran-Abdulrahman Azzam beat Saleh Zahrani-Jebreel Aseeri 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Class C doubles final — Homer Daan-Gapor Ibno beat Mark Jorolan-Jhun Rafusan 7-6, 6-4