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Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by famobaba(op): 6:18pm On Sep 06, 2016

Nigerian Tennis youngster, Marylove Edwards is on the way to etching her name among world Tennis greats after emerging third at the 2016 ITF/CAT 12 & Under Talent Identification Programme in Morocco.

She beat her Kenyan opponent 6-1, 6-1 in the third-place match after losing 7-5, 6-7, 4-6 to her Moroccan opponent in the semi-final. The tennis competition which held between August 26 to 28 recorded participants of over 80 players from 25 countries.

Marylove who is being managed by creative talent agency, Temple Management Company was sponsored on the trip by Zenith Bank PLC.

Edwards who was born on March 18, 2005, Edwards started playing tennis at age four under the guidance of her father, Eddy Edwards and was coached by Nigeria junior tennis head coach, Mohammed Ubale.

Before her trip to Morocco, the Ishan, Edo State-born champion won last year’s U-14 CBN Junior Tennis Championship and the NNPC Junior Tennis Masters. Alongside Barakat Quadri, Edwards saw off Anna Lumengo and Manuella Eloundou of Cameroun 6-3, 6-4 to win the 2016 ITF/CAT West and Central Africa Junior Championships holding in Abuja U-14 girls category.

http://expressng.com/2016/09/amazing-11-year-old-nigerian-marylove-edwards-emerges-no-3-female-african-tennis-star/

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by jaymejate: 6:23pm On Sep 06, 2016

Olympics all the way!

We go need you in the future sis

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by famobaba(op): 6:34pm On Sep 06, 2016

Yes o, the girl is a future star!

jaymejate:
Olympics all the way!

We go need you in the future sis

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by famobaba(op): 6:35pm On Sep 06, 2016

Read what Punch Newspaper wrote about her here

Mary finds love on the tennis court - http://punchng.com/mary-finds-love-tennis-court/

Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by Nobody: 6:54pm On Sep 06, 2016

hmm..wish her well.

Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by jojothaiv(m): 8:26pm On Sep 06, 2016

This gotta be another success story...

Keep on girl, you rock!

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by TheMainMan: 8:27pm On Sep 06, 2016

cool

Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by shaddoww: 8:27pm On Sep 06, 2016

See her medals already.

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by JehanEddy07(m): 8:28pm On Sep 06, 2016

The Future Serena Williams kiss

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by ohenhen1: 8:29pm On Sep 06, 2016

She will waste her talent if she stays in Nigeria. Nigeria Is not.serious. Move to the US.

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by adekayo1234(m): 8:29pm On Sep 06, 2016

Future Serena... God bless you girl

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by DannyJ19(m): 8:29pm On Sep 06, 2016

Alright....

Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by wellstryme(m): 8:30pm On Sep 06, 2016

Marylove Edwards could be from West or the East,reasonable comments will flow,had it being it is Aduke or Amaka now tribal war will start instead of congratulating the girl

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by lawson06(m): 8:30pm On Sep 06, 2016

Future champion

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by elpiro: 8:30pm On Sep 06, 2016

good one

meanwhile

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by emmaak2(m): 8:33pm On Sep 06, 2016

ohenhen1:
She will waste her talent if she stays in Nigeria. Nigeria Is not.serious. Move to the US.

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by Nobody: 8:34pm On Sep 06, 2016

Nigeria is just great

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by Nobody: 8:35pm On Sep 06, 2016

Burning desire for greatness at an early age.

Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by nototribalist: 8:37pm On Sep 06, 2016

Please don't visit Buhari, he is a bad luck.

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by wackpoet(m): 8:37pm On Sep 06, 2016

See the kind place wey this kind champion dey live . Naija govt support her o. This shows all those ppl using their background as an excuse . person wey no sabi ,even after im change go the other side go still lose

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by MTHBOSS(m): 8:40pm On Sep 06, 2016

Wish You all the best Sis, the top is yours, work and pray.

Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by crepho: 8:45pm On Sep 06, 2016

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by AlexzStructure(m): 8:46pm On Sep 06, 2016

God bless hr struggle and make her attain more heights...

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by sexychocho(f): 8:49pm On Sep 06, 2016

Hmmmmmmm
Nyc one dearie

Love playing dis game

Kudos dear

Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by Handsomecole(m): 8:51pm On Sep 06, 2016

Thank God she's not in the North or a Northerner she could have been married off.

I so happy for her. Females have a lot of potentials at such a young age.

#LetTheGirlsBeWhatTheyWannaBe
#GirlChildEducation

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Re: Marylove Edwards Emerges 3rd In Tennis Competition In Morocco by Ekeeyhandsome(m): 8:59pm On Sep 06, 2016

Nice one gal..

But truth be told,nigeria govt does not appreciate raw talents..

Just Watch how her name will soon depreciate like naira if she remains in this country playing same tennis.

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