Lowden, Amerally edge Surujbally, Singh to O-45 crown
The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA)/Trophy Stall witnessed top performance this past week as the final phase of the Doubles Tournament which continued at the Le Resouvenir Racquet Center.
Heimraj Resaul and Jordan Beaton made it to their first Trophy Stall Doubles Men’s final, having an intense battle with Joshua Kalekeyzi and Viraj Sharma in the semi-finals.
Steve Surujbally, Robin Singh, Godfrey Lowden and Anthony Amerally strike a pose after a heated battle in the Men’s Over 45
The duo lost their first set 5-7 but managed to regain their composure and take the remaining other two sets 6-3, 6-3. They squared off against the older more strategic team of Philip Squires and Joseph DeJonge who dispelled hard hitters Khalid Gobin and Dominic Fraser 6-2, 6-1.
Tapping into their experience, Squires and DeJonge proved formidable team in the first set, securing an easy 6-1 lead. However, tides soon turned during the second set to the settled youngsters who edged to a 6-3 win.
The deciding set was secured by the experienced Squires and DeJonge after serving up big serves and putting together a more comprehensive game plan to secure it 6-3, copping the Men’s Doubles title for the first time.
In the veterans category, senior players Steve Surujbally and Robin Singh faced off against the Berbician duo of Anthony Amerally and Godfrey Lowden in a scintillating encounter.
Most of the games went to deuce and could have swung in any direction but Lowden and Amerally drew first blood when they clinched the first set 6-3. The second set Surujbally and Singh took a commanding 3-1 lead. However, the determined pair of Lowden and Amerally fought back intensely to 6-4 to be crowned winners of the Trophy Stall Men’s Over-45 Doubles.
