FT dominate Sukma tennis with six-gold haul as Darrshan shines
PETALING JAYA: Federal Territories (FT) achieved near-total domination in the Selangor Malaysia Games (Sukma) tennis competition by winning six out of the seven gold medals on offer in the sport.
Federal Territories (FT) claimed nearly complete victory in the Selangor Malaysia Games (Sukma) tennis tournament with six gold medals, as their star player Darrshan Suresh Kumar added to his personal record. FT secured both the men's and women's team event golds on Wednesday, followed by four more golds across the men's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles events on the same day.
Darrshan, 19, became the tournament's favorite by winning three golds - in men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles. He defeated Gareth Lim 6-1, 2-0 (ret) in the men's singles final and partnered with Imran Hazli to beat Aiden Lim-Ashton Lim 6-2, 6-2. Darrshan expressed satisfaction in meeting the expectations as the tournament favorite.
Gareth had struggled with an ankle injury earlier in the week, which forced him to retire from the match in the second set. The FT community, sponsors, and supporters showered the players with encouragement, and Darrshan felt grateful to fulfill their expectations. Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli-Darrshan also claimed the mixed doubles gold by defeating Sarawak's Matthew Goh-Soo Hui Yii 6-2, 6-4.
Dania Hazli and Nao Phang Ziyi secured the women's doubles gold by beating Shihomi Leong-Catherine Eva Liew (Prk) 7-5, 7-5 in the final. The only event FT could not claim was the women's singles, which was won by Perak's Shihomi Leong, who beat Anja Nayar (Trg) 6-7, 6-1, 6-0.
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