The Bahamas has performed tremendously at
The International Lawn Tennis Clubs or "
IC’s
Junior Challenge tournament which is being held in Washington DC. The
IC 16-and-under Junior Challenge began in 2005 and has been sponsored by
Compass Group since its inception. The competition consists of two
girls and two boys with an adult captain. All juniors play both a
singles and doubles match against other country teams with all matches
counting towards one overall team result.
Today
The Bahamas won their opening match against Mexico by 4 matches to 3.
In the girls singles match,
River Hart played the number one player from Mexico and won and
Iesha Shepherd played well but lost her match to the number two player. On the other hand, in the boys singles
O'Neal Mortimer
played well but lost to the number one and Jack Kelly won against the
number two player. At this point the results were tied 1-1.
The team then split the girls and boys doubles with Mexico and thus
they had to play a 10 point Mixed Doubles to determine the winner. The
team of River Hart and Jack Kelly got a great start and was up 9-5.
However, Mexico came back to tie up the match 9 all. The Bahamas Team
fought through and was successful in the Mixed Doubles and thus garnered
the overall win over Mexico.
The USA was also successful over Bermuda today. The Bahamas will
play both Bermuda and The USA this weekend for The North American place
in the World Wide Finals which will take place in Monte Carlo next
September. We are excited about the positive results so far and expect
great things from our stellar four person team under the direction of
Captain Neil Mactaggart.
IC Bahamas is led by
Mr. Kit Spencer. IC's motto is: "Hands Across the Net, Friendship Across the Ocean." IC core values are :
a) The enhancement of international understanding and goodwill through sport, specifically tennis;
b) The playing of matches between nations among tennis players who have played representative tennis overseas;
c) The maintenance,encouragement and development of the highest standards of good sportsmanship among players of all nations;
d) In particular the encouragement of the standards referred to in c) above among young players;
e) The enhancement of the lives of young people, many of whom may
come from disadvantaged backgrounds, through teaching them the value of
sport and tennis in particular;
f) The welcoming and entertainment of tennis players visiting their country from abroad.
We extend congratulations to our Bahamas Team and wish them every
success as they continue to play for the chance to represent The North
America in the World Wide Finals.
