KUCHING, Federal Territories (FT) and Perak will square off for the mixed team tennis gold medal at the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) after both teams advanced to the final with identical 3-2 wins over their semi-final opponents today.
In the semi-finals held at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) here, FT downed Sarawak while Perak overcame Selangor.
In the match between FT and Sarawak, FT went 1-0 ahead through women’s singles player Nao Phang Ziyi, who defeated Nathanielle Ann Wan Xuan Lee 6-0, 6-1.
Sarawak then levelled the score through the men’s doubles combination of Raidon Tan Xue Long-Hii Shieng Wee, who beat Aqil Adibi Rahiman-Nicholas Kong Yi Ren 6-1, 6-3, before women’s doubles pair Eljora Hii Xin Xiang-Lydia Liong Tng En put the hosts 2-1 up with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Athilla Miasara Azizul Azhar-Lynn Lim.
FT, however, bounced back to make it 2-2 when their mixed doubles pair of Darrshan Suresh Kumar-Daania Daniella Hazli beat Matthew Goh Ying Hui-Hui Yii Soo 6-7, 6-3, 10-3.
FT’s men’s s
ingles ace Leroy Yong Nan Er then trounced Sarawak’s Ayden Shah Deen Heshaam 6-0, 6-1 for the winning point.
Tennis offers four gold medals at this year’s edition.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency
