England national champion, Nicola Deaton, a psychology student at Nottingham
University who was seeded 1, lost her way in the second game when former 11 times
all African champion Bosede Kaffo (South Bank University) used her forehand
drive to great effect. However, Deaton changed tactics by moving Kaffo about
and regained the initiative to win the Women’s Singles title at her first
attempt.
Finals Results:
Men’s Singles
semi-finals
Marco Essomba (Middlesex) bt Abdul Wuarola (South Bank) 9, 9, 8
Anders Johansson (Middlesex) bt Fabio Mantegazza (UMIST) 9, 14, 7
Final
Johanson bt Essomba –9,6,9,8
Women’s Singles
semi-finals
Nicola Deaton (Nottingham) bt Barbara Kiss (South Bank) –10, 4, 6, 5
Bosede Kaffo (South Bank) bt Siwan Davies (UWIC) 4, 3, 2
Final
Deaton bt Kaffo 2, -10, 8, 8
Men’s Doubles
semi-finals
Marco Essomba/Andreas Johansson (Middlesex) bt Fabio Mantegazza/Eric Schoon
(UMIST) 8, 9, 5
Justin Dodd/David Wakefield (Kent) bt Abdul Wuarola/Eric Leung (South Bank) 8,
11, -9, 6
Final
Essomba/Johansson bt Dodd/Wakefield 8, 7, -10, 7
Women’s Doubles
semi-finals
Kiss/Kaffo (South Bank) bt Deaton /Michelle Berg (Nottingham) –5, 10, 10, 5
Hannah Yardy/Glenda Ashison (UCL) bt Jayne Dickens/Laura Smith (Birmingham) 4,
3, 6
Final
Yardy/Ashison bt Kiss/Kaffo 9, 5, 4
Mixed Doubles
semi-finals
Abdul Wuarola/Boseda Kaffo (Soutth Bank) bt Anand Kasbekar/Nicola Deaton
(Nottingham) 8, 6, 7
Marc Burman/Ann Humble (St Marys) bt Barbara Kiss/Eric Leung (South Bank) –9,
-6, 7, 3, 8
Final
Wuraola/Kaffo bt Burman/Humble 16, 10, 6
30% of the players were foreign students. The BUSA team finals are at
Birmingham University on Sunday 24th March.
South Bank University medal
winners:
Gold: Mixed Doubles (Abdul Wuarola/Boseda Kaffo).
Silver: Women’s Singles (Boseda Kaffo).
Silver: Women’s Doubles (Barbara Kiss/Kaffo).
Bronze: Men’s Doubles (Abdul Wuarola/Eric Leung).
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