Junior tennis players shine in the Winterbotham Series

By Tara McTaggart

THE final tournament of the 2019 IC Winterbotham Junior Series was held at the YMCA courts in Freeport this past weekend.

While the weather was chilly, the Grand Bahama Tennis Association’s hospitality and atmosphere were warm and spirited.

Many of the Bahamas’ top under-10 and under-12 boys and girls participated in the competitive event.

THE RESULTS

Girls U-12

Winner: Jalisa Clarke

Runner up:

Rachel Thompson

Third place:

Bryanne Colebrook

Fourth place:

Felicity Mcphee

Girls U-10

Winner: Millie Beukes

Runner-up:

Tatyana Madu

Semi-finalists: Kaylah

Fox and Mattison Nesbitt

Boys U-12

Winner: Jackson

Mactaggart

Runner-up: Jerald

Carroll

Third place: Patrick

Mactaggart

Fourth place: Nevon

Bethel

Boys U-10

Winner: Alec Hooper

Runner-up: Noah Russell

3rd place: Dionsio

Hepburn

Fourth place: Swaroop

Gundare

This series, designed to give under-10 and under-12 players competitive match play, is sponsored by The Winterbotham Trust Company and IC Bahamas, and sanctioned by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association.

• Pictured is Patricia Hooper, representing Winterbotham Trust Company, giving prizes to the winners.

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