By JONATHAN BURROWS

The country’s top tennis talents took centre stage this past week as the Bahamas AID Junior Tennis National Championships concluded at the National Tennis Centre in Nassau, with several exciting matchups and breakout performances in both singles and doubles competition across all age groups.

The tournament, organised by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA), brought together elite junior players from Exuma, Eleuthera, Abaco, Grand Bahama and New Providence to compete for national titles. 

After several days of gruelling matches under the sun, new champions were crowned and some familiar faces returned to the winner’s circle. Here is a category-by-category look at the individual winners and runners-up in both singles and doubles competitions.

Boys Under 12 Singles - Champion: Rohan Johnson. Runner Up: Owen Mather.

Girls Under 12 Singles - Champion: Rebecca Bitan. Runner Up: Londyn Mortimer.

Boys Under 14 Singles - Champion: Chase Newbold. Runner Up: Harrison Van Onselen.

Girls Under 14 Singles - Champion: Addyson Munroe. Runner Up: Caitlyn Pratt.

Boys Under 16 Singles - Champion: Patrick Mactaggart. Runner Up: Synaj Watkins.

Girls Under 16 Singles - Champion: Addyson Munroe. Runner Up: Tatyana Madu.

Boys Under 18 Singles - Champion: Jackson Mactaggart. Runner Up: Patrick Mactaggart.

Girls Under 18 Singles - Champion: Jalisa Clarke. Runner Up: Sarai Clarke.

Girls Under 14 Doubles - Champion: Rebecca Bitan and Marina Bostwick. Runner Up: Victoria Sandi-Aguilar and Londyn Mortimer. 

Boys Under 18 Doubles - Champion: Patrick Mactaggart and Cohen Knowles. Runner Up: Dylan Carey and Ian Rolle.

Girls Under 18 Doubles - Champion: Tatyana Madu and McKenzie Herma. Runner Up: Saphire Ferguson and Addyson Munroe.

In one of the most enjoyable matches of the day, brothers Jackson and Patrick Mactaggart squared off against one another