Albert Njogu during a kenya open tournament
Kenyan duo of Ryan Randiek and Albert Njogu have been eliminated from the ongoing International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior circuit after defeats at the Nairobi Club.
Eighth-seed Randiek bowed to Great Britain’s Luka Petrovic 6-3, 6-0 while Njogu succumbed to top-seed Eric Vanshelboim of Ukraine 7-5, 2-6 and 6-2 to end their semi-final hopes.
The two are only Kenyans remaining in the first leg of the circuit.
Randiek rued the tactics he employed in tackling the Briton since they failed him in achieving the intended results.
“I was too defensive in this game, a tactic which did not work for me today. I need to be more offensive and aggressive in the second leg. I was keeping the ball rolling and made less attempts to fight for games. I have learnt a lot from today’s experience and I hope I shall make amends next week,” said Randiek.
Njogu on his part stated that he made errors in handling volleys and short balls, his main undoing.
“I intend to play many matches before the second leg as a way of preparing for the second leg and rectifying the mistakes which I did,”