Coach/ player Shelly Daly advanced to the semifinals of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Jubilee
Shelly Daly
Tournament after defeating junior player Aretta Dey on Sunday.
Played at the GBTI Recreational Facility at Bel-Air Park, Daly made light work of Dey as she achieved victory in two sets 6-3 -6-2. Playing against each other for the first time in the Ladies Open Singles, Dey started nicely as she landed an early surprise by breaking her rival’s first service game. Daly then levelled at 1-1, before Dey moved two points ahead at 3-1 with 100% success rate on second serves.
Daly managed to use her experience to even the score for a second time before taking the first set handsomely.
Similarly to the first set, Dey managed to break first to take the lead, however, she only managed one more point as her senior took that set 6-2.
With the win Daly advances to the semi-finals to play Afruica Gentle.
Kalyca Fraser topped Shivani Persaud to win the Girls Open Singles finals in two set. Fraser managed the first set after 6/4 battle with Persaud, before claiming the second 6/2 after a much easier battle.
Meanwhile reigning Men’s 35 champion, Godfrey Lowden is set to face Leyland Leycock in the finals of the
Godfrey Lowden
Men’s 35 category. In the first semifinal Lowden got past Harry Panday 6-2 7-5 in the Semi-Finals. Lowden showed why he is the defending champion as he overpowered Panday to win the first set 6/2.
In the next set Panday lifted his game as he took a commanding 5-3 lead, but the determine champion recovered to 7/5 to claim the set and match.
Leacock advanced after winning 6-2 6-1 over Albert Razick.
In the other matches; Boy’s Open Singles quarterfinals Mark McDonald defeated Joshua Kalekyezi 6-3, 6-0, Keenan Persaud defeated Khalid Gobin 6-4, 6-4, Jordan Beaton defeated Vijay Sharma 6-0, 6-0, Heimraj Resaul defeated Ravin Ramprasad 6-0, 6-0.
Men’s Open Singles Round of 16: Daniels Lopes def Keenan Persaud 7-5, 6-0, Mark McDonald def Stephen Bailey 6-3,6-3. Men’s Open Singles Round of 32: Jordan Beaton def Khalid Gobin 6-1, 6-0, Novices; Brian Primo def Dimitri Gabriel w/o, Alvin Doris def Delon Fraser w/o. Novice Medley Doubles Round-robin: M. Campbell/P. Hope def B. Primo/A. Doris 6-2. Ladies Open Doubles: A. Gentle/C. Campbell def N. Ramdyhan/C. Subryan 6-0, 6-0
