Ahmed won the toss and opted to serve and although he seemed somewhat hesitant to unleash his powerful strokes, he broke Usman in the 4th game to go up 3-1 in the first set.

It looked like Ahmed would cruise in the first set, but Usman came back with some good play at the net and a few overhead smashes. After going back and forth, Ahmed finally won the set 6-4 with a crosscourt forehand winner.

In the second set, Ahmed built on the momentum.

There were a few close games, but he was never in danger of loosing his serve. Ahmed’s first serves and sizzling forehands shots kept Usman away from the net, ultimately ending the match with couple of amazing forehand shots to win 6-4, 6-1.

Earlier, Ahmed and Usman paired up to claim the doubles championship over Attaullah Seikh and Abdul Kareem.

Seikh and Kareem had a golden opportunity in the first set.

Up 5-4, Kareem was serving for the set, but nice play from Usman at the net and topspin shots by Ahmed made it 5-5. Each side held their serves to send the set to a tiebreaker.

Immediately Seikh/Kareem got a break when Ahmed double faulted in the first game of the tiebreaker, only to be broken in the following games. Ahmed/Usman won the tiebreaker 7-3, then won the second set for the victory.

Ahmed was named the most valuable player of the tournament and was the only player not to lose a single match during the entire the tournament.

ICOI President Issa Edha-Tally said that due to the overwhelming success of the program and the great spirit generated in the community through the event, it will become an annual feature on the ICOI calendar.