Barckoy, Madramootoo advance at Pegasus Open

Nov 13, 2011 Sports

Gilbert Barckoy and Albert Madramootoo both posted wins to advance to the second round in the Pegasus Tennis

Albert Madramootoo

Open in action of the Men’s over-35 Singles action on Wednesday evening,
Barckoy had to battle hard against the tricky Harry Panday who stayed close in the first set which ended 6-4 whilst the second set was an easier 6-2 win for Barckoy whose serve posed problems for Panday in the match.
Veteran Madramootoo, who is a regular in all tournaments throughout the years, overcame Rawle Sue Ho in straight sets 6-2, 7-6. After losing the first set easily to the consistent Madramootoo, Sue Ho put up a strong fight in the second set as he forced a tie break at 6-6 before falling short.
In the other match played, veteran Doubles pair Maxie Fox/Sakae Yamada battled hard but also narrowly fell short in their quest to defeat youngsters Seanden and Saevion David-Longe who pulled off a well deserved three set win to advance to the next round. The David-Longe brothers held their nerve after losing the first set easily and pulled off the win by taking the second set in a tiebreaker 7-6 (8-6) before winning the super tiebreak decider 10-8.
In the other match scheduled, Viraj Jugdeo / Kris Jugdeo advanced after they gained a walkover from Owen Lewis/Oswald Coggins and will face the second seeds Phillip Squires/Godfrey Lowden in the next round as the tournament continues.
In the results:
Men’s Over 35 Singles – Gilbert Barckoy def Harry Panday 6-4 6-2
Men’s over 35 Singles – Albert Madramootoo def Rawle Sue-Ho 6-2 7-6 (7-0)
Men’s Doubles – Seanden/Saevion David-Longe def Maxie Fox /Sakae Yamada 2-6 7-6 (8-6) 10-8
Men’s Doubles – Viraj Jugdeo / Kris Jugdeo def Owen Lewis/ Oswald Coggins by W/O

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