Courts Junior Tennis Championships…Gentle, Lopes, Campbell into semis

Sep 18, 2013 Sports

The country’s top junior tennis players all recorded comprehensive victories over the weekend when the Courts (Guyana) Inc. Tennis Championships opened at two venues.

Afruica Gentle

Headlining the list of players who recorded victories was 12 year old junior sensation Afruica Gentle, who blasted her way to two victories in the girls 18s division to progress to the semi-finals.
Playing at the National Park, she whipped Diana Bharat 6-0, 6-0, before returning the next day to inflict a similar result against Joannah Ramsammy 6-0, 6-0.
She was joined in winners’ row by top seed Nicola Ramdyhan, who defeated Joannah Ramsammy 6-4, 7-6 (8-10).
Meanwhile in the boys 18’ Division, Gavin Lewis, Craig Campbell and Daniel Lopes are all through to the semi-finals after registering impressive wins.
Lewis recorded victories against Craig Campbell 6-0, 6-1, Judah Stephaney 6-2, 6-0, while Daniel Lopes saw off challenges from Khalif Gobin, 6-3, 6-0 and Akeem Bailey 6-0, 6-0.
Campbell on the other hand, ended group play with two wins and one defeat. He fought off challenges from Shaquille Bourne 6-1, 6-0 and Judah Stephaney 6-3, 6-1to progress to the semi-finals to join Lewis from Group 1.
In Group 2 action, Lopes played as he saw off challenges from Khalif Gobin, 6-3, 6-0 and Akeem Bailey 6-0, 6-0 and took out Keshon Reece 6-2, 6-0 to top the group. He was joined by Keshon Reece.
The competition returns this weekend to the National Park and Racquet Centre.

Nicola Ramdyhan