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Pegasus Open Tennis…Winners & top performers collect prizes
After three weeks of competition which saw the best of Guyana’s tennis players competing in nine (9) categories, the Pegasus Open Tennis championships ended with the presentation ceremony on Friday evening at the Hotel’s poolside.
Pegasus, which has a longstanding relationship with the Guyana Tennis
Male and female singles champions Anthony Downes and Carol Humphrey pose with Pegasus Manager Susan Isaacs.
Association, has hosted its tennis tournament annually for the past 26 years. Pegasus Manager Susan Isaacs in remarks said the Hotel was happy to host the tournament as it viewed it as part of its corporate responsibility and tennis has always been a form of recreational activity offered to guests by the hotel over the years. The tournament forms part of the entities anniversary celebrations every year.
Coordinator, Jeremy Miller pointed out that the tournament was mostly incident free with minimal hindrances from the weather. There were a total of 65 participants with 103 entrants in all the categories.
Chairperson at the presentation Duane Lopes, touched a bit on what makes tennis such an appealing sport for all ages and the challenges it presents to those seeking to perfect the art of playing.
“The very best players are top notch athletes who have the touch of a painter, the bravado of a performer and the nimbleness of a dancer with split second decision making, lightening fast anticipation, endless resilience and the tactical brain of a chess master as skills to master,” He pointed out.
Having tournaments such as the Pegasus Open allows persons to fine tune these skills against their peers and put themselves to the test after hours of practice. The tournament was the final event on the Guyana Tennis Association’s calendar for the year.
Winners and runners-up of the categories
Novice Medley Singles Winner: Stephen Bailey, Runner up: Jesus Lamazon. Novice Medley Doubles Winners: Vijay Singh/Dilip Kumar, Runners Up: Stephen Bailey/Seweon Mc Garrell.
Proud of their achievements! The respective winners and runners up in the 9 categories display their prizes following the presentation ceremony.
Boys Under-18 Singles Winner: Craig Campbell, Runner Up: Seanden David Longe. Girls Under-18 Singles Winner: Nicola Ramdyhan, Runner Up: Krystal Sukra. Men’s Over 35 Singles Winner: Carlos Adams, Runner Up: Godfrey Lowden. Mixed Doubles Winners: Jeremy Miller/Shelly Ramdyhan, Runners-up: Godfrey Lowden/Carol Humphrey. Men’s Doubles Winners: Jeremy Miller/Jason Andrews, Runners – up: Leyland Leacock/Nicholas Fenty. Ladies Singles Winner: Carol Humphrey, Runner up: Nicola Ramdyhan. Men Singles Winner: Anthony Downes, Runner up: Jeremy Miller.
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