{"id":44383,"date":"2023-06-11T13:35:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T13:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/bjk-cup-umumararungu-tuyisenge-shine-against-ethiopia"},"modified":"2023-06-11T14:55:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T14:55:50","slug":"bjk-cup-umumararungu-tuyisenge-shine-against-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/bjk-cup-umumararungu-tuyisenge-shine-against-ethiopia","title":{"rendered":"BJK Cup: Umumararungu, Tuyisenge shine against Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwandan players Olive Tuyisenge and Gise\u0300le Umumararungu put up dominant performances beating Ethiopians Shumet Makedes and Ayele Badada Selemawit 2-0 sets on Friday, June 9, to maintain Rwanda\u2019s hopes of securing a top finish in the ongoing 2023 Billie Jean King Cup, Africa Group lV tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Tuyisenge, 24, who got her third win in four games started the tie with a 6-3 6-1 win over Shumet, Umumararungu sealed Rwanda\u2019s win after a hard-fought 7-6 7-5 victory over Selemawit.<\/p>\n<p>Rwandan player Gisele Umumararungu<\/p>\n<p>The duo dropped points in Group A rankings on Tuesday after Gisele Umumararungu and Mutuyimana were defeated by Tanzania\u2019s Martin Shana Mao and Mohamed Ester Nankulange, respectively, in the singles category before Tuyisenge teamed up with Umumararugu to win the doubles 2-1 (6-2, 4-6, 7-5) against Tanzania. The results saw Rwanda drop to third in the table, behind Ethiopia and Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven African countries are in Rwanda for the Billie Jean King Cup 2023 which is taking place on the continent for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Officially opened on Monday, June 5, the week-long tournament attracted female tennis players from Angola, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, and Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Rwandan players Olive Tuyisenge and Gise\u0300le Umumararungu put up dominant performances beating Ethiopians Shumet Makedes and Ayele Badada Selemawit 2-0 sets on Friday, June 9, to maintain Rwanda\u2019s hopes of securing a top finish in the ongoing 2023 Billie Jean King Cup, Africa Group lV tournament. 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