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Bakewell Junior tennis tournament concludes Massy Industries 1st on board for Cup of Guianas
Bakewell Juniors Open Tennis Championship winners with their prizes.
Bakewell official Mr. Jacob Nanan makes a presentation to GLTA Vice President Cristy Campbell.
The fifth annual Bakewell Juniors Open Tennis Championship which concluded last Friday was used as the preparation tournament for the team which will be representing Guyana in Suriname next week.
According to a release from the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA), Bakewell has always been a big supporter of the sport’s development and the event also commemorates the late CEO of Bakewell, Naeem Nasir, in honour of his contribution to national sport events.
The tournament had a successful run and featured players in the U12, U14 and U18 categories with the respective winners as follows.
Category Winner Runner up
Girls’ U12 Paula Kalekyezi Menikshi Johnson
Boys’ U12 Hayden Mentore Ricky Romascindo
Boys’ U14 Vadeanand Resaul Nigel Lowe
Girls’ U14 Saskia Persaud Akila Jones
Boys’ U\18 Heimraj Resaul Viraj Sharma
Girls’ U18 Afruica Gentle Kalyca Fraser
Now, as 12 athletes prepare to take a step to higher competition later in this month, Massy Industries has become the first corporate entity to contribute to the GLTA’s lawn tennis team trip to Suriname.
From left – President S. Barakat observers as Player Vadeanand Resaul hands over cheque to GLTA on behalf of Massy Industries to Treasurer Tina Ram, while Vice President Cristy Campbell share the moment.
The 12-member team, along with two coaches, will depart Guyana for Suriname in order to participate in the Cup of Guianas, formerly the Inter-Guiana Games, with Team Guyana being the defending champions.
The announcement of Massy’s sponsorship came at the closing ceremony of the fifth annual Bakewell Junior Open tournament. The financial support is to the tune of $50,000 and was handed over to the GLTA Treasurer, Tina Ram by Vadeanand Resaul on behalf of Massy Industries.
While Massy noted that it was happy to exercise its corporate responsibility, the Guyana Tennis Association expressed its gratitude to the company, noting that it was hopeful that Massy was the first of many companies to come on board.
The competition will feature four Guyanese (two males, two females) in three categories, namely: Under-12, Under-14 and Under-18. The Guyanese contingent is expected to depart on October 24, 2018 and will be in competition mode from October 24-29, hoping to bring home the overall trophy once again.
The team is as follows:
U12 Males- Hayden Mentore and Ricky Romascindo
U-12 Females- Rashida Hardy and Menikshi Jaikisson
U-14 Males- Vadeanand Resaul and Jeremiah Kalekyezi
U-14 Females- Saskia Akilah Jones and Nandanee Ramdyhan
U-18 Males- Heimraj Resaul and Viraj Sharma
U-18 Females- Afruica Gentle and Kalyca Fraser
The coaches are Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan and Orande Dainty.
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