Segun Toriola won his first round match and advanced to the second round after defeating Dmitrij Prokopcov of the Czech Republic 4-2
The Nigerian making his seventh appearance at the Olympics lost 8-11 in the first set, before levelling the tie at 1-1 with an 11-6 win.
He took the next set 11-8, only to lose 9-11 for the tie to stay balanced at 2-2, before he won the next two sets 11-8, 11-8 to advance to the next round. The round 2 match is on Sunday at 9am.
While Segun Toriola advanced to the second round in the male singles, Funke Oshonaike and Edem Offiong could only go beyond the preliminary round of the women’s singles.
Oshonaike, who led out Team Nigeria during the colourful Olympics opening ceremony crashed out in the Women’s Singles Round 1 after losing 2-4 to 15-year-old Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico.
Earlier, in the Women’s Singles Preliminary Round, Oshonaike had beaten Mariana Sahakian of Lebanon 4-3 to advance from a topsy-turvy game.
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