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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Sports
The Fed Cup Team of Iesha Shepherd, Gabriela Donaldson, Sierra Donaldson and Lauryn Daxon were in action today against Puerto Rico. The home team Puerto Rico had great support and home court advantage and was able to defeat The Bahamas. Gabriela Donaldson lost to Bou 6-0,6-1. Iesha Shepherd lost to Puig 6-0, 6-0. The duo of Donaldson and Shepherd played much better in doubles but lost to Puerto Rico 6-4, 6-0. The Bahamas faces another tough team
tomorrow
and will match up against Uruguay. The Team is gaining great exposure
and experience as they represent The Bahamas on the international
stage. The average age of the Fed Cup teams this year is 24with some
high ranking players who are on the Professional Circuit. This gives
our relatively young Bahamas team with an average age of 16the
opportunity to hone their skills sets and talent. The players are the
top 4 female players at the Nationals and thus now have this excellent
opportunity to showcase themselves in Puerto Rico and expand their
tennis acumen. Team Bahamas despite being relatively young continue to
represent well as they position the country for future success in the
upcoming years. They will certainly be a force to be reckoned with in
ensuing years. The Team is hoping for a highly competitive match
tomorrow with a victory over Uruguay. We wish Gabriela, Iesha, Sierra and Lauryn all the best for the rest of the tournament!
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Philip Major Loses In The First Round Of The Main Draw
(Feb 3 Report) Despite playing well in The Main Draw Philip Major was defeated by Seong Chan Hong from Korea in the fist Round. The score was 6-0 6-3. This is Philip's second appearance within two weeks into the Main Draw of a Pro Circuit F5 Futures. Philip Major is also accompanied by Joshua Turnquest a very promising young tennis athlete. Philip and Joshua Turnquest are presently touring in Europe for two months and in the upcoming weeks will both have another opportunity to showcase their skills on the Pro Circuit Arena.
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