Players take advantage as Coca-Cola continues
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 06, 2008, GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia – Twenty-four
matches were completed by the lunch period, as day three of the action
continued at the Saint Lucia Racquet Club courts.
kevin deligny serves as his partner devard wharton is all focussed
The 25th Annual Coca-Cola ITF Junior Tennis Tournament experienced no threat
of rain during the morning session, and despite the burning of Club Saint Lucia’s
main kitchen, the action on the courts continued almost unabated.
In Girls 18 Singles, Shami Stocker-Jones of Great Britain defeated Kristen Lopez
of Barbados 6-2 6-3, Lois Alexis of Grenada got past Michelle Gun-Munro of St.
Vincent and the Grenadines 6-0 6-0, Mara Schmidt of the USA won over Shani
Williams of Antigua 6-0 6-0, Thira Calder of Grenada defeated Melena Lopez of
Barbados 6-4 6-3, and Chassidy King of Antigua defeated Breanna Stampfli of
Trinidad and Tobago 3-6, 6-1, 7-6.
Andrew Prince of the USA lost to Rodney Carey of the Bahamas 6-1 6-2 in a Boys’
18 Singles encounter, while Logan Lum Kong and Dominic Mauricette of Saint
Lucia lost 1-6 1-6 to Jeremy Court and Andrew Prince of the USA in Boys 18
Doubles on Stadium Court.
olivia haslam returns in her doubles match as naomi brathwaite looks on
In another Boys’ 18 Doubles game on Stadium Court, Kevin Deligny of Saint Lucia
teamed up with Devard Wharton of Barbados and defeated Jackson Kerr and
Mykell Reifer of Barbados 6-4 6-0.
Alex Hossle of Grenada and Jody Maginley of Antigua had a walk over; their
opponents were Mergregor Mongroo and Omodele Philips of Saint Lucia.
In a Boys 14 Doubles clash of the Grenadines, Yannick James and Corey Wilson
of Grenada stopped Kevin Huggins and Jonathan Perry of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines 7-6 6-2 in Boys 14 Doubles.
In other Boys 14 matches, while Omarlie John of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
and Ian Campbell of Grenada, lost to the pair of Eric Miklin of the USA and
Shaheed Mourillon of Antigua 6-1 6-1, and Adrian De Silva and Akiel Duke
defeated Jualon Greig and Mathew Hutchinson 6-3 7-5.
zahra stewart and alicia williams in doubles action
In Boys 18 Doubles, Ernesto Arguello and John Randolph Thornton defeated
Thibault Bain and Dominic Lovell 6-4 6-0, Blake Brookman and Jean-Sebastien
Dionne-Roy stopped Jerome Branker and Kenneth Greene 5-7 6-4 6-4, Fabrice
George and Shane Huggins lost to Liam Gomez and Eric Vehovec 1-6 1-6,
Brandon Burke and Darian King defeated Davian Burrell and Mark Hinkson 6-0 6-
0, and in a tough three-setter, Ryan Cheung and Ryan Ho prevailed over Luis
Fernando Ramirez and Seanon Williams 6-7 7-5 7-5.
In Girls 14 Doubles, Keishora Armstrong and Chassidy King defeated Shania
Millinigton and Shaneka Millington 6-0 6-1, with Naomi Braithwaite and Olivia
Haslam stopped Kaeleigh De Silva and Emily Hart 6-2 7-5.
Nelo Phiri and Sabrina Tahir defeated Zahra Stewart and Alicia Williams 6-3 6-1 in
a Girls 18 Doubles encounter.
Jonathan Perry of St. Vincent and the Grenadines defeated Dylan English of Saint
Lucia 6-0, Keric Duval of Saint Lucia lost to Shakir Elvin of Antigua 6-0, and Jody
Maginley of Antigua had a walkover as his opponent Reynard Julien of Saint Lucia
failed to report for his game in Boys 14 Consolation clashes.
Lauren Vranov-Brown of Jamaica failed to report for her game, giving her
opponent Elisa-Ann Buckley of Antigua and easy victory by the walkover route.
The second round of matches in the Boys 18 Doubles, were scheduled to be
played this afternoon, with the Boys and Girls 14 Doubles semi-finals to follow,
weather permitting.
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