NUMBER one seed Anthony Downes continued his impressive run in the Assuria Open Classic by defeating Sandeep Chand 6-0, 6-2 in their quarter-finals matchup at the -Nash Tennis Court over the weekend.

According to a release, Downes had earlier reached the quarter-finals with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Oswin Coggins while Chand got past talented junior Keenan Persaud 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
The match started off with. Downes holding serve and then immediately going ahead by securing two service breaks to take a 5-0 lead.
The match got much closer after then, as both players engaged in some lengthy rallies and serve-and-volley tactics.
Downes upped his intensity in the second set by serving a few aces and hitting an increased number of forehand winners.
After being 2-2 Downes pushed ahead and closed off the set by winning the critical points to advance for a semi-final matchup with junior player Mark McDonald, who is making his first semi-final appearance after his opponent Phillip Squires withdrew from the tournament.
In the other half of the draw, Daniel Lopes is scheduled to take on second seed Leyland Leacock.
Both players are regulars in semi-finals and a keen contest is expected after both of them secured comprehensive wins to advance.
Over at the Le Resouvenir Tennis Court veteran Carlos Adams secured a 6-0. 6-1 win over Attorney-at-Law Sanjeev Datadin who made a successful return to competitive tennis by reaching the semi-finals.
The match was anything but what the final score-line suggested, as several games went to multiple deuces which saw the crafty Adams pull off the critical points.
Adams is scheduled to face archrival Godfrey Lowden in the final of the Over-35 category as the tournament winds down to a close.
Adams will also be competing against Lowden in the Men’s Over-45 finals after blasting away Sanjeev Datadin 6-0, 6-2.
In the semis, Lowden received a walkover from Anthony Ameerally in the other half of the semis.