First Loss for "Women's Tennis"
The Kuwait women's tennis team lost to Jordan 1-2 in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, while the Federation President praised government and private support.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
Kuwait’s women’s tennis team lost to their Jordanian counterparts 1-2 in the third-tier Asia/Oceania Zone Group II qualifiers of the Billie Jean King Cup, held in Islamabad, Pakistan.
In the singles matches, Jordan’s Anna Jamal defeated Kuwait’s Huda Al-Dabous 6-0, 6-0, while her teammate Nour Saig beat Sama Al-Dabous 6-1.
Kuwait is scheduled to face Bahrain in the doubles competition on Sunday.
For his part, Abdulrazzaq Al-Gharib, chairman of the Kuwait Tennis Federation, thanked Kuwait’s ambassador to Pakistan, Nasir Al-Mutairi, and all members of the Kuwaiti diplomatic mission for their encouragement and support of the national team during the qualifiers.
Al-Gharib noted that this participation marks the first experience for Kuwaiti women’s tennis in this prestigious global tournament, adding that there is still much work and effort ahead through the development of future programs and plans aimed at raising the standard of women’s tennis in Kuwait and bringing it to the highest levels.
He also thanked the Public Authority for Youth and Sports for its continuous support of national teams’ participation in important international championships, as well as the federation’s internal activities. Additionally, he expressed his gratitude to the Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait and Al-Tamdeen Sports Company for providing all necessary resources to create a professional training environment for players of all age groups in the Kuwaiti national tennis team.
