JUNIORS THROUGH AT WEST ASIAN TENNIS CHAMPS
Sep 28, 2021
Jordan’s boys team have won for the second time at the West Asian U-12 Championships, hosted by the Jordan Tennis Federation in Al Hussein Youth City.
The team, consisting of Amir Jaber, Talal Shatara and Mohammed Shaheen, beat Syria 3-0, following on from their opening 3-0 win over Saudi Arabia.
The victories mean that Jordan have already qualified through to the next round where they will face the other two group winners in a round-robin format to decide which two qualify for the Asian Championships in Kazakhstan.
Lebanon and Iran have also qualified to the next phase after victories over Oman and Yemen respectively.
In the girls competitions, which includes five teams playing each other, Jordan lost to Lebanon, 3-0, while Syria beat Iraq, 3-0. The top two will qualify for the Asian Championships