By Sean Devers
IF anyone thought the players from Rebel Tennis Club (RTC) would ease their foot off the gas after a dominant showing last year, the opening months of this season have soundly
shattered those expectations.
Across multiple age groups and categories, RTC’s athletes have turned local courts into their personal training grounds, picking up right where they left off and asserting a level of
dominance that has left rivals searching for answers.
From the junior ranks to the open divisions, the Rebels aren’t just winning titles but frequently occupy every spot on the podium.
The onslaught began in earnest at the BCR Rising Stars Tournament, where Rebel’s next generation showed immense depth across the board.
The Girls’ U-12 division became an RTC showcase as Khloe Andrews, Monalisa Graham, Khalia Luke, Liza Singh, and Mahima Shivnauth tore through the draw, culminating in a final where Monalisa Graham defeated teammate Khalia Luke. Meanwhile, Samara Siland comfortably claimed the Girls’ U-14 crown.
On the boys’ side, Rafeeq Prince, Joshua Cullpepper, Christian Pompey, and Virat Peters made a heavy impact in the U-14s, with Prince finishing as the finalist and Cullpepper and Pompey locking down the semifinal slots.
While Niomi Erskine fought hard alongside Kimora Erskine, who secured the runner-up spot in the Girls’ U-18, the Boys’ U-18 division provided the ultimate statement of club supremacy.
Nathan DeNobrega, Isiah Cambridge, Christian Younge, and Akil Semple staged a total takeover to lock down an all-Rebel semifinal, with DeNobrega eventually defeating Younge in
the final to lift the trophy in a round robin format.
Moving into senior and transitional territory, the Courtside Connections Open Tournament yielded much of the same relentless RTC momentum. Club standouts Gerald Scotland,
Christian Younge, Isaiah Cambridge and Nathan DeNobrega pushed deep into the main draw, turning the prestigious
event into a club exhibition by the final round. In an explosive all-Rebel final, Nathan DeNobrega proved too clinical, defeating his club mate Gerald Scotland to take the title.
The Rebels also made their presence felt heavily in the developmental categories; Makaila Pierre put on a fierce display to earn the runner-up spot in the Women’s Novice division, while Damian Persaud mirrored that grit on the men’s side, battling through his draw to emerge as the undisputed Men’s Novice champion.
The club’s flagship event, the fourth Edition Rebel Open Tournament, only served to cement this season’s narrative of pure unadulterated dominance.
The Men’s Open division featured a massive RTC contingent, with Christian Younge, Gerald Scotland, Denzel Luthers, Nathan DeNobrega, Donnie Anderson, Andre Erskine,
Damian Persaud, and Akil Semple all hunting for glory.
By the final weekend, Scotland, Luthers, and DeNobrega had systematically dismantled the opposition to reach the semi- finals.
In what is fast becoming the definitive rivalry of local tennis, DeNobrega once again outlasted Scotland in a high-stakes, all-Rebel final.
The club’s ladies also held their own against elite competition, with Kimora and Niomi Erskine flying the flag high as Kimora took the runner-up spot in the Women’s Open, alongside a matching, hard-earned runner-up finish from Makaila Pierre in the Women’s Novice division.
The crowning achievement of the season’s first half arrived at the historic 60th Independence Diamond Jubilee Tournament, where RTC’s grip on the local circuit tightened even further.
In the Men’s Open, the unstoppable duo of Nathan DeNobrega and Gerald Scotland ran through the field like clockwork, setting up yet another all-Rebel final where
DeNobrega clinched the championship over his familiar foe.
The juniors kept the fire burning as Hayden Chan, Yoshua Mangru, and Rahul Narayan represented the club well in the Boys’ U-12, with Chan finishing as a proud runner-up.
To cap off the historic tournament, the Girls’ U-12 division turned into an absolute masterclass of club depth. Isabella Grannum, Breyanna Younge, Liza Singh, and Monalisa

Graham locked down every single semifinal spot to guarantee an all-Rebel semi-final.
After Younge defeated Singh and Grannum bested Graham, Grannum ultimately outlasted Younge in a spectacular final.
It was a fitting exclamation point on a season that proves Rebel Tennis Club just winning; they are entirely rewriting the standard of the game.