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Friday, 10 August 2012 18:43

By caribarena news

Antigua St. John's - Thursday was a day of positives for team Antigua in the CoCo Cola LCA ITF Jr tournament in St. Lucia.

Shakir Elvin and his doubles partner Matthew Hutchinson of Barbados advanced to the doubles quarterfinals after taking down the doubles #4 seed of top-ranked junior tennis player Gian Issa of Suriname and his partner Simon Cote of Canada 4-6, 7-5, (12-10).
 
There was more success in doubles for the Antiguan and Barbudan team as D'Jeri Raymond and her partner Bahamian Dominique Mortier advanced to the doubles quarterfinals by ousting Barbadian Melana Lopez and her partner Amanda Soo Ping Chow of Trinidad & Tobago 7-6(2),2-6 (10-8).
 
Jody Maginley and his doubles partner Alex Rybakov of the USA, the #2 seeded doubles team, advanced to the doubles quarterfinals by taking out Hernandez Morales of Venezuela and his doubles partner Sanson De Repsold of Brazil 7-6(9-6 tie break), 6-4.
 

In the Under 14 competition, Cordell Williams Jr took the boys’ consolation competition by defeating Alexander Cyrus of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the finals 4-1, 4-1. Williams Jr booked his spot in the finals after defeating Vincentian De Jennie Simmons in the semi finals 4-0, 4-0.
 
Jessica Isaac also made some waves Thursday as she too advanced to the finals. Isaac booked her spot in the singles finals after she defeated Jayda Hunte of St. Lucia in the semi finals 6-1, 6-0.  Isaac fell short of taking the singles title as she was taken down by Jaime Lewis of Barbados 1-6, 0-6.
 
The Antigua & Barbuda Tennis Association expresses thanks to the National Olympic Committee and the parents of the young athletes, who saw the need for these competitions and decided to invest in their future.

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