Mysuru , KARNATAKA :

Bengaluru :

City’s upcoming tennis player Mustafa Raja, a product of the R. Nagaraj’s Tennis Centre, Mysuru, won the Boys U-10 KSLTA-AITA Tennis Tournament at the KSLTA Courts in Bengaluru on Sunday.

In the final, Mustafa Raja beat Jason D Michael 4-2, 4-1 to clinch the title. By virtue of his wins this year he now claims to be the No. 1 player in his category in the State, according to a release.

Mustafa played well throughout the tournament and defeated his rival Jason in the finals with a comfortable margin.

Mustafa has won tournaments this year including AITA Nationals. Among them are:

1. AITA Mysore Open in January.

2. AITA Wadiyar Memorial Tournament at Palace Grounds Bengaluru in April.

3. AITA KSLTA Tournament at Cubbon Park, Bengaluru in May.

4. AITA KSLTA Tournament at Cubbon Park, Bengaluru, in June.

Mustafa Raja’s journey in the tournament

Round 1 – Bye; Round 2 – 7-0; Round 3 – 7-1; Quarter Final: – 7-4; Semi Final: 4-0, 4-0 and Finals against Jason: 4-2 and 4-1.

Mustafa Raja is a student of Excel Public School and trains at Nagaraja Tennis Centre at SJCE campus.

He is the son of Murtuza Raja and Farida Raja.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com /  Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / June 16th, 2016