Kalyca Fraser, reigning Girls’ champion in the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA)/ Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) 2017 Tennis tournament, was off to a winning start on Saturday in the Ladies’ category of the tournament, wasting little time in disposing of her senior rival Grace McCalman 6-2 6-1 at the GBTI Recreational Facility at Bel Air.
Kalyca Fraser
It was an excellent start for the Girls’ champion, who will commence her title defence in the Girls’ division later this week, and is expected to endure more torrid times against tougher opponents.
In the Men’s 45 segment, Alexey Almedia came from behind to defeat Albert Razick 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Meanwhile, Nicholas Glasgow, Andre Erskine, Oswin Coggins and Khawn Rodney were all successful in the Men’s Open category, to close off proceedings on Saturday.
In an encounter that lasted three sets, Glasgow got past Sandeep Chand 6-4 4-6 6-1. Erskine defeated Khalid Gobin without dropping a game, winning the match 6-0 6-0. Rodney defeated Rudy Grant 6-4 6-4, and Coggins won his match against Devon 6-3 7-6 (7-3).
The tournament will continue throughout the week with several afternoon matches at the said venue.
