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Top Junior Tennis players end the year on a winning note
In the recently held Trophy Stall Doubles Tennis Tournament, President of the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) expressed his delight at the Men’s Doubles Champions being the top junior pair of Daniel Lopes and Gavin Lewis. “It was the best Men’s Doubles Finals we have seen in recent times. It is great to see the junior boys finally
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penetrating the senior categories,” he stated in his remarks at the closing ceremony. “We work very hard towards making more young players elevate their standard of tennis.”
In the final of the which lasted over 2 ½ hours, the seasoned pair Leyland Leacock/Nicholas Fenty started out as expected and immediately took control of the match with powerful serves followed up with solid volleys and they secured the set at 6-3. In the second set, an early break helped to tilt the momentum in the direction of the Lopes/Lewis pair who gained confidence and started to unleash powerful passing shots to take the second set 6-2 and even the match.
The third set saw the younger Lopes/Lewis being able to maintain their high energy levels and outplayed Leacock/Fenty with a full repertoire of strokes to win the third set 6-3 and secure their first ever Men’s Doubles title with a score of 3-6,6-2,6-3.
On their way to the final, they defeated Jason Andrews/Ronald Murray 7-6,6-4 in the semi-finals while Leyland Leacock/Nicholas Fenty defeated Carlos Adams/Godfrey Lowden 4-6,6-2,6-2.
The tournament, which lasted three weekends at the Le Ressouvenir Tennis Club, featured Guyana’s top doubles teams and was played in five categories; Mixed Doubles, Novice Medley Doubles, Ladies Doubles, Men’s Doubles, Men’s Over 35 Doubles.
Tournament Sponsor Ramesh Sunich, proprietor of Trophy Stall, who was unavoidably absent, pledged his continued support for the sport in return for years of a great relationship with the association.
In other categories, Novice Medley Doubles (Round Robin): Winner – Victor Demchenko/Tatiana Styallina who defeated Philbert Clarke/Delon Fraser 6-3 and also defeated Orande Dainty/Robert Bostwick 6-2. Orande Dainty/Robert Bostwick defeated Jamal Goodluck/Tandy Primo 6-2.
Men’s Over-35 (Round Robin): Winner – Carlos Adams/Godfrey Lowden who defeated Harry Panday/Stephen David-Longe 6-2, 6-0. Carlos Adams/Godfrey Lowden def Rawle Sue-Ho/Owen Lewis 6-3, 6-1.
In Mixed Doubles (Single Elimination): Leyland Leacock/Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan defeated Gavin Lewis/Nicola Ramdyhan 4-6, 6-1,6-3.
In Ladies Doubles (Round Robin): Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan/Nicola Ramdyhan def Shawna Gentle/Afrucia Gentle 6-3,6-3. Shawna Gentle/Afrucia Gentle defeated Denise Barrington/Jamaali Homer 6-2,6-2.
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