More Nigerian medal hopefuls, Funke Oshonaike and Edem Offiong could only go beyond the preliminary round of the women’s singles.
Oshonaike crashed out in the Women’s Singles Round 1 after losing 2-4 to 15-year-old Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico.
She lost 7-11 in the opening set, before winning 11-7, 11-4 to lead 2-1, only to lose the next three sets 11-7, 11-5, 11-2.
Earlier, in the Women’s Singles Preliminary Round, Oshonaike had beaten Mariana Sahakian of Lebanon 4-3 to advance from a topsy-turvy game. After losing the first set 8-11, she won the next three games 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 to make the game look easy and all over.
But her Lebanese opponent rallied back to win 11-8, 11-9 to draw level at 3-3, before Oshonaike won the tie with an 11-8 victory in the seventh game to advance.
On her part, Offiong lost 1-4 to Viktoria Pavlovich of Belarus, after winning the first game 11-5. She lost 11-8, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 to join Oshonaike on the sidelines. Much more earlier at the competition, Offiong had looked tough by beating Sally Yee of Fiji 4-0, winning 11-3, 11-8, 11-3, 11-2. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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