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Mysuru Lad Emerges Canadian National Champion – 2021

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Mysuru, KARNATAKA / Vancouver, CANADA :

Vancouver:

Mysuru-boy Mustafa M. Raja, who won the Provincial Championships in British Columbia last month and was selected for the Nationals to be held in Montreal, Quebec, did well and emerged National Doubles Champion. Mustafa also came third in Singles.

The 14-year-old played consistent tennis all week at the 14-and-under Nationals held at the Carrefour Tennis Centre from Sept. 20 to 26.  Tournament was held outdoors on clay courts.

In the Doubles finals, Mustafa and his partner Eric defeated Owen and Scotty. Mustafa and Eric came back from one set down and held their nerves to win the Nationals with the score of 2,6 6,4 and 10-7.

In the Singles, Mustafa lost to Adam in the semi-finals but won the match for the third spot against Andy Kepche with the score of 6,1 and 6,1 to get the third spot.

Mustafa, representing British Columbia, also won silver in the team standings of the provinces. 

Mustafa was awarded a trophy for the National Doubles Champion, trophy for the third place in Singles and a silver medal for the provincial standings. With this performance, Mustafa will break into top 5 Singles rankings in Canada. Mustafa trains at the Tennis Centre in Vancouver and goes to Sullivan Heights Secondary School.

Mustafa, son of Murtuza Raja and Farida Raja, earlier train at the Nagaraj Tennis Centre in Mysuru for seven years and attended Excel Public School in Mysuru.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sport / October 01st, 2021

Grand Double Crown for Mustafa in AITA Championship Series

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Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :

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Mysuru :

City’s young 10 year old tennis player Mustafa M Raja won a grand double crown winning both the singles and doubles trophy of the Championship Series 7 days AITA 12 and Under National Tournament held at Top Spin Tennis academy in J P Nagar, Bengaluru.

This is Mustafa’s biggest win of his career.  This tournament saw players participating from all over India including Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka etc.

Mustafa played consistently throughout the 5 days and did not drop even one set in the entire tournament.  In the semi finals third seeded Mustafa won against the top seed player Keshav Goel from West Bengal with the score of 6,2 and 7,6(7,4).  In the finals Mustafa overcame Prakash Bhuvan from Karnataka with the score of 7,6(7,1) and 6,4.

In the doubles finals second seeded pair of Mustafa and Jason M David from Karnataka defeated the No 1 seeded pair of Keshav Goel (WB) and Arnav Paparkar (MH) with the score of 6,3 and 6,1.

This is Mustafa’s 21st AITA Trophy which includes 16 winner titles and 5 Runner Up titles. Mustafa has achieved this feat in less than 24 months.

Mustafa studies at Excel Public School and trains at the Nagaraj Tennis Centre.  He is the son of Murtuza Raja and Farida Raja. -(KK)

source: http://www.citytoday.com / City Today / Home> Mysore / CT Bureau / November 25th, 2017

AITA Talent series U-10 Tennis : Mustafa Raja emerges winnner

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Mysuru , KARNATAKA :

Bengaluru :

City’s upcoming tennis player Mustafa Raja, a product of the R. Nagaraj’s Tennis Centre, Mysuru, won the Boys U-10 KSLTA-AITA Tennis Tournament at the KSLTA Courts in Bengaluru on Sunday.

In the final, Mustafa Raja beat Jason D Michael 4-2, 4-1 to clinch the title. By virtue of his wins this year he now claims to be the No. 1 player in his category in the State, according to a release.

Mustafa played well throughout the tournament and defeated his rival Jason in the finals with a comfortable margin.

Mustafa has won tournaments this year including AITA Nationals. Among them are:

1. AITA Mysore Open in January.

2. AITA Wadiyar Memorial Tournament at Palace Grounds Bengaluru in April.

3. AITA KSLTA Tournament at Cubbon Park, Bengaluru in May.

4. AITA KSLTA Tournament at Cubbon Park, Bengaluru, in June.

Mustafa Raja’s journey in the tournament

Round 1 – Bye; Round 2 – 7-0; Round 3 – 7-1; Quarter Final: – 7-4; Semi Final: 4-0, 4-0 and Finals against Jason: 4-2 and 4-1.

Mustafa Raja is a student of Excel Public School and trains at Nagaraja Tennis Centre at SJCE campus.

He is the son of Murtuza Raja and Farida Raja.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com /  Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / June 16th, 2016