– Rebel TC’s players in the winners’ circle.

THE third week of the Sheltez Tennis Club concluded on Sunday Evening on the East Coast of Demerara with the players from the Rebel Tennis Club producing tournament winning performances in the U-10 red and U-14 Orange ball competitions.

The U-18s is scheduled for next week end while the U12s will go into action the following week end as the devolment of the future of Guyana’s Tennis continue.

Nathan DeNobrega won the Boys U14, Christin Richmond won the Girls U14, Samara Siland won the Girls U10 Orange Ball.

Niomi Erskine is the Girls U14 runner up, Alexander Parkinson is the Boys U10 Orange Ball runner up and Breyanna Younge is the Girls U10 Red Ball runner up.

Coach Andre Erskine, who recently returned from tours with Rebel Tennis Club’s youth team in Trinidad and Barbados, proudly stated that his charges were again in the winner’s Circle in the Sheltez tournament in the Boys U-14 and Girls U-10 categories.

“The tournament has given my players, especially the younger ones, more experience in competition. We wish to the see more local tournaments that will develop our youth’s mental toughness,” revealed Coach Erskine.

Erskine, himself a player, explained that Sheltez tournaments are only played on the East Coast of Demerara and at the GBTI Courts at Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara where his club is located.

“As much as both Nathan and Christin won their respective finals, there is so much work to be done on their overall game” disclosed Coach Erskine. (Sean Devers)