Jewel clinches Asian U14 Tennis title

Young Bangladeshi Mohammad Jewel Rana emerged as the champion in the boys' single event of the Bengal Plastics Asian Under-14 Series Tennis Tournament after beating Laos' Phathikone Kanyaphan in the grand finale at National Tennis Complex, Ramna on Friday. Jewel comfortably won the final defeating Kanyaphan 6-1, 6-2 while in the girls' singles event, top seed Boyoung Jeong of Korea clinched the title after beating her compatriot Hyerim Jung 6-2, 7-5. The other Bangladeshi participant Mohammad Shakib, having been paired with Timothy Lim of Singapore, won the boys' doubles title beating Bangladesh duo Mohammad Forhad and Shaiker Shahrier 6-2, 7-6, 10-8. In the girls' doubles event, Korean pair Boyoung Jeong and Ha Yeong Ryu beat compatriots Hyerim Jung and Mi Seong Sim 6-2, 6-2 to take home the trophy. A total of 16 boys and 19 girls from six different countries took part in the event.