Left to right: Donte, Korfi, Yorgos, Coach Rolle, Coach Bain, Sierra, Sydney, and Afrika
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The Bahamas was victorious today as the
Junior Fed and Junior Davis Cup teams defeated Honduras and Jamaica. The
3-member Jr. Fed Cup Team comprising of
Sydney Clarke,
Sierra Donaldson, and
Afrika Smith and coached by Mr. Bradley Bain was successful with a win over Honduras
. The girls came into the competition ranked fifth overall. Sierra
Donaldson won over Alessa Matuty 6-4 1-6 5-7. The match which lasted
for 3 hours was very competitive but Sierra came out the victor. Sydney
Clarke also played three sets against Ana Rodriguez. She played some
great tennis and defeated Rodriguez in the third set the results
were0-6 6-1 2-6
. The doubles will be played
tomorrow by Afrika Smith and Sierra Donaldson.
The boys were also successful and the matchup was decided by a doubles victory by The Bahamas duo of Armbrister and Bowe. The
3-member Jr. Davis Cup Team consists of
Donte Armbrister,
Kofi Bowe and
Yorgos Karageorgiou.
The Boys are coached by Mr. Ceron Rolle. Kofi Bowe who played well was
defeated by Myles Harrison 2-6 0-6. In the second matchup Donte
Armbrister played well and defeated John Azar in two sets 6-3
6-2.With the score1-1 between Bahamas and Jamaica the doubles would
decide the winner between the two countries. This proved to bean
exciting doubles match where Armbrister and Bowegive it their best
efforts and won out over Azar and Harrison 7-6(3) 6-3. Coach Ceron who
marshals the boys is quoted as saying “The boys played really well and
came back from 5-2 down in the first. So they know in order to be called
warriors they have to face combat! We play a tougher team in the next
match(Aruba) they are older and also have a lot of experience so we are
just going in with the mindset to give it our best .”
On Tuesday the Boys play Aruba who is seeded second in the Competition.
Please see the link below for further details of draws and results for the Jr. Fed and Davis Cups.
http://itfjuniors.
tournamentsoftware.com/sport/
tournament.aspx?id=6175F656-
8509-43E2-8807-BC4CDF09F2A8