“2nd Traditional Ayer Altun Tennis Tournament” hosted by Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) was held with great participation. Attended by total of 160 athletes from 11 different countries, the said tournament was held in +18 Single Men, +18 Single Women, +35 Single Men, +35 Single Women, Double Women, Double Men and Mixed Doubles categories.
In the +18 Women’s category, Deniz Altun and Miray Çalıkuşu reached the semifinals, while Andia Salari secured first place and Maniya Baheri finished second. In the +18 Men’s category, Atakan Özen and Shayan Amin advanced to the semifinals, with Abar Esat taking first place and Doğuş Dede placing second. In the +35 Women’s category, Yulia Serko and Katheryna Shynkarova progressed to the semifinals; Neslihan Elshekhalel claimed first place, followed by Yuliga Zubrilkina in second. In the +35 Men’s category, Ali Argana and Kaan Özkorkut qualified for the semifinals, with Aydın Kayol winning first place and Vitaly Andryev finishing second.
Furthermore, Katya-Anya and Maryem-Maniya reached the semifinals in the Double Women’s category. In the same category, Sultan-Laika took the first place, followed by Ela-Emel in second place. In Double Men’s category, Aydın-Erhan and Vitaly-Aleksey completed the tournament as semifinalists, while Ali-Aber secured the first place and Doğuş-Özkan took second place. Lastly, in Mixed Doubles category, Övgü-Kutsal and Ali-Arzu reached the semifinals, while Aydın-Andia finished in first place, followed by Vitaly-Maryem in second.
Ranking athletes received their awards from EMU Board of Trustees (VYK) Member Beyhan Gürgöze, EMU Vice Rector for Student Affairs Prof. Dr. Sonuç Zorlu, Student Development, Activities and Sports Affairs Director Cemal Kılıç, Sport Affairs Coordinator Aydın Kayol and Özlem Altun, a member of Altun family.
