Furthermore, he averred that; “In Nigeria, we have limited competitions. Bringing this one to Calabar which is very close to me and participating in it has been great and, I want to thank them all. They are doing a great job, impacting the lives of youths.”
Their victory at the open championship is viewed as the icing on the cake following the certification of the Calabar Sports Club 1898, venue of the open as a Universal Tennis Rating, UTR, Center by the International Tennis Federation, ITF.
By Ushang Ewa Tennis Veteran, Charles Ekpo Duke says Nigeria can dominate the world of Tennis if sports clubs across the country develop measures that would aid in the discovery, sponsorship and grooming of future generation tennis players. Duke stated this in Calabar on the sidelines of the Etubom Charles Ekpo Duke Tennis Championship for