LEYLAND Leacock and Nicholas Fenty captured the male doubles title, while the mother/daughter combination of Shelly and Nicola Ramdyhan walked away with the women’s championship when the GTA hosted its Trophy Stall Doubles tournament recently.

Played at the National Racquet Centre, the Khalif Gobin/William Spangler pair had to settle for the runner-up position in the male category and Denise Barrington/Kizzy Richmond duo followed suit in the women’s.
Mixed Open Doubles winners were Leyland Leacock and his partner Afruica Gentle who defeated Orande Dainty and Aretta Dey.
Godfrey Lowden and Omar Persaud won the Men’s Over-35 category, beating Albert Razick and Bo Arbogast into second place.
The tournament featured 34 doubles team and president of the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) Grace McCalman praised the players for their commitment and patience to properly conclude the tournament since it was suspended in December due to bad weather.
She reminded the players that doubles play forms the basis for club membership, growth and excitement, also stating that “without tennis clubs, the GTA will have no purpose, so I hope that partners can establish permanence in their relationships which will help the sport to grow.
“Tournaments, such as the Trophy Stall Doubles, go a long way in creating interest at the club level and we must thank Trophy Stall for its fifth consecutive year of sponsorship.”
McCalman congratulated the winners and reported that the first event for 2015 is the long-awaited Inter-Club Tournament which is scheduled to start this month..
Representative of the Trophy Stall, Alexis Barrington, thanked the GTA for supporting the business for many years and related her appreciation for the way the sport is being conducted. She looks forward to Trophy Stall Doubles 2015.
The closing ceremony was attended by U.S. Diplomat Albert Razick who participated in the tournament along with his son Daniel Razick.