The women’s top seed at the ongoing 46th CBN National Open Tennis Championship, Khadijat Mohammed, yesterday, defeated Mary Godwin 2-0 (6-1, 6-2) to advance to the quarterfinal of the competition, where she will face Aina Goodnews.
  
Goodnews defeated Emmanuella Kevin-Bebe two straight sets of 6-0, 6-2 in their third-round game.
 
Also through to the quarterfinals in the women’s singles is Rebecca Ekpenyong, who beat Patience Onebamhoin 2-0 (6-3, 6-4).
 
In the men’s singles category, top seed Adeleye Daniel had an easy ride over Endurance Ehigiemusoe, who retired 4-1 in the first set.
 
Other quarterfinalists are Oparaoji Uche, who beat Ibrahim Suleiman 6-2, 6-3, and Lucky Danjuma, who defeated Mohammed Andulsalam, 6-1, 6-1.
  
Prosper Okonkwo also made the quarterfinals list by beating Dahiru Mohammed, just as Abubakar Yusuf defeated Chima Michael 5-0, and retired to book his ticket.