Anderson, Scotland excel in Boys Division, Renola Jordon is Girls U16 Champ & Guyana’s No1 U14

Jul 20, 2021 Sports

Rebel Tennis Club junior tourney...

Winners show off the hardware, while GTA President Cristy Campbell (right) share the moment.

Kaieteur News – The Rebel Tennis Clubs’ Junior tournament climaxed on Sunday under sunny skies at the GBTI Tennis Court in Diamond East Bank Demerara with the finals of the Boys U-18, Girls U-16 and Boys U-14 divisions and presentation of prizes.The tournament, which also included a ‘Red Ball’ U-10 competition, was held over two weekends and played under strict Covid-19 Regulations with no spectators allowed.

– Donnie Anderson (left) won the Boys 18s title. Renola Jordan (centre) won the girls 16s & U14s titles & Gerald Scotland (right) is the boys U14s Champion.

Watched by a small gathering of players and Officials which included GTA’s President and NSC member Cristy Campbell, Sunday saw fierce competition among the youngsters in the Rebel Tennis Club’s first Tournament for the year.And when the dust had settled, Donnie Anderson had upset top ranked Junior player Viraj Sharma 6-7(4-7), 6-2,10-5 to claim his first Boys 18s title and Renola Jordan defeated top ranked Junior player Saskia Persaud 6-2,6-4 in the girls 16s, while Gerald Scotland is the new boys under 14s number one player for Guyana after he demolished Navindra Arjune 4-1, 4-2.
The talented Jordon also won the girls under 14s title and is now the new girl U14s number one player in the country.
Overall Results:
Boys U10s
Winner
Jonathan Jordan
Runner up
Dequan Boston
Girls U10s
Winner
Niomi Erskine
Runner up
Kimora Erskine
Boys U12s
Winner
Nathan DeNobrega
Runner up
Edwin Levius
Girls U12s
Winner
Malia Maikoo
Runner up
Niomi Erskine
Boys U14s
Winner
Gerald Scotland
Runner up
Navindra Arjune
Girls U14s
Winner
Renola Jordan
Runner up
Norella Jordan
Girls U16s
Winner
Renola Jordan
Runner up
Saskia Persaud
Boys U18s
Winner
Donnie Anderson
Runner up
Viraj Sharma
The Club would like to thank our sponsors Guyana Beverages Inc, Arjune Construction Inc, Tidy up, Diamond Tents, B R and T paints, Yannick Baird, Nicholas Fenty, Ms. Miranda Deen and Denisha Gardner for their assistance in making the tournament a success. (Sean Devers)