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Over 55 Doubles champs dethroned
– Sukra/Ramdyhan win
New Champions were crowned in the Over 55 Doubles as Bobby Khan and Omar Persaud teamed up to outplay perennial champs Steve Surujbally and Maxie Fox with relative ease.
Nicola Ramdyhan
Benedict Sukra
Saevion David-Longe
Khan and Persaud raced away with the first set 6-0, out-rallying their opponents and continued their dominance in the second set, leading 4-2, before Surujbally and Fox made a battle of it and took the set 6-4.
The third set followed a similar trend, but this time it was Khan and Persaud who rallied from being down 2-4 to clinch the set and title 6-4 to become the new champions. Khan commenting after his win was ecstatic about their victory and credited their superior fitness and right-left combination for the win.
Meanwhile, in earlier matches there were no major upsets as all the top seeds progressed.
Men’s Singles
Kester Adams defeated Bishan Dalip 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
Seavion David-Longe def. Rajesh Ramrattan 6-2, 6-0
Men’s 55 and over Doubles
Omar Persaud /Bobby Khan def. Albert Madramootoo / D L Mendis 6-2, 6-4
Men’s Doubles
Sandeep Chand/Andre Lopes def. Gavin Barckoy/Henk Wilkinson 6-0, 6-0
Mixed Doubles
Benedict Sukra/Nicola Ramdyhan def. Gairy Myers/Thi Fernandes 6-4, 6-2
Andy Gouveia/Krystal Sukra def. Bishan Dalip/Ayanna Constance 6-0, 6-0
Men’s Doubles
Nicholas Glasgow/Jason Glasgow def. Jonathan Fagundes/Kester Abrams 6-2, 6-3
Men’s Over 55 Doubles final Bobby Khan /Omar Persaud def. Maxie Fox /Steve Surujbally 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
Ladies Singles Krystal Sukra def. Thi Fernandes 6-1, 6-4
Men’s Singles Rawle Sue-Ho def. Gairy Myers 6-4, 7-5.
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