2007 Coca-Cola ITF Junior Tennis Tournament

Who has the will to survive? by Robertson Henry

GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia; Thursday August 9th 2007 – Rain again had the

final say today Thursday August 9th 2007, the fourth day of action in the 2007

Coca-Cola ITF Junior Tennis Tournament, being played at the Saint Lucia Racquet

Club Courts, situated at the Almond Smugglers’ Cove.

The Boys 18 Singles semi-finals are among the number of matches scheduled for

tomorrow at the venue’s seven courts.

Much attention will be focused on the one top seed remaining in the draw in the

person of Kevin Deligny of Saint Lucia.

Home supporters are keeping their fingers crossed, in the hope he goes through

to Saturday’s final, along with the distinct possibility of matching Alberton

Richelieu jr’s feat a few years ago by also winning the Boys’ 18 Doubles. 

The action serves off at 9:00 a.m. on the day of reckoning Friday August 10th

2007 on Stadium Court, with the Girls’ 18 Singles semi-finals with Hannah Berner

of the USA versus Reka Rohonyl of Hungry, to be followed by Jessica Wacnik of

the USA taking on Janique Jessurun of Suriname. 

Next also on Stadium Court will be the Boys’ 18 Singles semi-finals. First it will be

Kevin Deligny of Saint Lucia versus Darian King of Barbados, followed the  Nikolaj

Wulff of Germany versus Bradley Bryan of Barbados clash.  

Deligny will also be involved in another high stakes clash, this time a the Boys 18

Doubles quarter-final match with his partner Rodney Carey jr, and the pair will

be taking on Manrique Arrea and Manuel Marenco.

In Boys’ 14 semi-finals, Kevin Huggins of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be

doing battle with Gian Issa of Suriname; Thibault Bain of Saint Lucia will be

taking on Fabrice George of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

In Boys’ 12 semi-finals, Yannick James of Grenada will be clashing with Timothy

Trestrail of Trinidad and Tobago, and Kishan Lutchman of Suriname and Jualon

Greig of Trinidad and Tobago will be doing battle in the other semi-final.

In Girls’ 14 Singles semi-finals, Naomi Brathwaite of Grenada and Evita

Ammersingh of Suriname will do battle in one match, while Carenta Goede of

Suriname and Sarah Hew also of Suriname will clash in the other.

Daneya Charles of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will clash with Dawnell

Bleasdille of Grenada in one Girls’ 12 semi-finals, with Halima Michael of St.

Vincent and the Grenadines and Kelly Voight of Suriname will meet in the other.

Additionally at stake will be matches in the Boys and Girls 12, 14, and 18

doubles, with quarter-finals and semi-finals scheduled to take place.

With the rain placing additional pressure on both players and organizers as the

high pressured semi-finals and quarter-final are to be played, it will be those

who has the will to survive going through to Saturday’s finals in the various

categories.