PRESIDENT of the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) Ramesh Seebarran lauded the men’s doubles champions of the just concluded Trophy Stall Doubles Tournament.According to a release, Seebarran expressed his delight at the Trophy Stall Men’s Doubles Champions being the top junior pair comprising Daniel Lopes and Gavin Lewis.

“It was the best Men’s Doubles Final we have seen in recent times. It is great to see the junior boys finally penetrating the senior categories,” he stated in his remarks at the closing ceremony, adding “we work very hard towards making more young players elevate their standard of tennis.”
In the final of the 30 matches of the tournament that lasted over two and a half hours, the seasoned pair of Leyland Leacock and Nicholas Fenty started out as expected and immediately took control of the match with powerful serves, followed by solid volleys and they secured the set at 6-3.
In the second set, an early break helped to tilt the momentum in the direction of the Lopes/Lewis pair who gained confidence and started to unleash powerful passing shots to take the second set 6-2 and even the match.
In the third set, the younger Lopes/Lewis were able to maintain their high energy levels and outplayed Leacock/Fenty with a full repertoire of strokes to win the third set 6-3 and secure their first-ever Men’s Doubles title with a score of 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
On their way to the final they defeated Jason Andrews/Ronald Murray 7-6, 6-4 in their semi-final where Leyland Leacock/Nicholas Fenty beat Carlos Adams/Godfrey Lowden 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
The tournament, which lasted three weekends at the Le Resouvenir Tennis Club, featured Guyana’s top doubles teams and was played in five categories Mixed Doubles, Novice Medley Doubles, Ladies Doubles, Men’s Doubles, Men’s Over-35 Doubles.
Tournament Sponsor Ramesh Sunich proprietor of Trophy Stall, who was unavoidably absent, pledged his continued support for the sport in return for years of a great relationship with the association.
In other categories, Novice Medley Doubles (Round Robin): Winner is Victor Demchenko/Tatiana Styallina who defeated Philbert Clarke/Delon Fraser 6-3 and also defeated Orande Dainty/Robert Bostwick 6-2. Orande Dainty/Robert Bostwick beat Jamal Goodluck/Tandy Primo 6-2. Men’s Over 35 (Round Robin) Winner is Carlos Adams/Godfrey Lowden who thrashed Harry Panday/Stephen David-Longe 6-2, 6-0. Carlos Adams/Godfrey Lowden trounced Rawle Sue-Ho/Owen Lewis 6-3, 6-1. In Mixed Doubles (Single Elimination) Leyland Leacock/Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan defeated Gavin Lewis/Nicola Ramdyhan 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. In Ladies’ Doubles (Round Robin) Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan/Nicola Ramdyhan whipped Shawna Gentle/Afrucia Gentle 6-3, 6-3. Shawna Gentle/Afrucia Gentle got the better of Denise Barrington/Jamaali Homer 6-2, 6-2.