Phillip Squires and Joseph DeJonge were among the top awardees of the last year’s 7th Annual Trophy Stall Doubles Championships who were honored at the club’s award ceremony.
(Sitting from left) Assistant Director of Sport, Brian Smith, GLTA President Jamal Goodluck (centre) and GOA President K. A. Juman Yassin share the spotlight with the awardees
At the recently held Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Annual Awards Ceremony for 2017, the local tennis players were recognized for their efforts in the tourney which got underway last December with some players being awarded from four respective categories which featured 32 matches.
The categories are; the Men’s Doubles, Ladies Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Men’s Over-45 Doubles. Both DeJonge and Squires, who have been household names in tennis, headlined the list of awardees as they captured the Men’s Double award.
Women’s Doubles Award went to the pair of Afruica Gentle and Cristy Campbell while the seasoned pair of Godfrey Lowden and Anthony Ameerally copped the Men’s 45 and Over doubles title, beating runners-up Dr. Steve Surujbally and Guyana Baseball League (GBL)President Robin Singh.
Due to inclement weather, players were forced to reschedule their games to the more suited Le Ressouvenir Tennis Club center. Meanwhile GLTA are currently formulating plans to ensure that the 2018 calendar of activities are not affected by the weather as it has been the catalyst behind most of the association’s troubles.
List of Awardees:
Men’s Doubles: Winners Phillip Squires/Joseph DeJonge, Runners up Heimraj Resaul and Jordon Beaton.
Women’s Doubles: Winners Afruica Gentle/Cristy Campbell, Runners up Shelly Ramdyhan/Fiona Bushell.
Mixed Doubles: Winner Shelly Ramdyhan/Phillip Squires, Runners Up Afruica Gentle/Devon Gonsalves.
Men’s 45 and over: Winner Godfrey Lowden and Anthony Ameerally, Runners up Dr Steve Surujbally and Robin Singh.
