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Leacock and Murray March on Undefeated
The much anticipated year end doubles tournament got under way this past weekend with some teeth clenching matches. It featured many new faces in several categories. Ronald Murray and Leyland Leacock who
From right: Leyland Leacock, Ronald Murray, Sanjeev Datadin and Sandeep Chand after last weekend’s action.
have previously made it in the top ranking of the Men’s Open have now transitioned into the Men’s over 35. Playing their first match in this category, they dismantled Steven David-Longe and Harry Panday who put up a stellar fight in the first 30 minutes of the match. However, the team collapsed to a 6-1, 6-1 defeat to the two younger players. Their next challenger in the round robin format was Sandeep Chand and Sanjeev Datadin who gave them a closer call. Nevertheless, the determined pair knuckled down at crunch time to secure the win at 6-3, 6-4.
Romario Chanderballi and Philbert Clarke outmaneuvered Jeremiah Kalekyezi and Vadanan Resaul to win 6-3, 6-0 in the Men’s Open but subsequently fell at the hands of Stephen Bailey and Oswin Coggins at 6-4, 7-5. Close points and failure to covert by Chanderballi and Clarke gave Bailey and Coggins the narrow opening to drive the final ball home for the win.
Sandeep Chand and Sanjeev Datadin are still alive in the same category as they took on junior national players, Hemraj Resaul and Jousha Kaleyezi who stood their grounds against the senior players but eventually exited the competition by a 6-2, 6-4 loss.
On the ladies half, Coach Shelly Daly teamed up with student Fiona Bushel to defeat Kizzy Richmond and Denise Barrington 6-1, 6-0. The latter partnership then defeated new comers Natalie Ramdyhan and Ciara Pooran 6-3, 6-3.
In the mixed doubles, GBTI Novice winners Jamal Goodluck and Tandy Primo fell in their first open match to Kalyca Fraser and Jordan Beaton 6-2, 6-1.
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