Photo left: Oscar Balanos and Wayne Russell III; Photo right: Jacobi Bain and Carlos Marchetti
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Our Bahamian tennis athletes are continuing to shine as Jacobi Bain
and Wayne Russell III participate in the Honduras Junior Bowl 2015.
Jacobi Bain who recently won the ITF Junkanoo Bowl held in Nassau in
July has blazed his way to the main draw with a perfect record of 3-0 in
his round robin pool. The U14tournament consists of 12 players from
Honduras, Guatemala and The Bahamas.Jacobi has earned a bye in the
Main Draw and plays the U14 Boy's semifinals
on Tuesday.
Also participating is Wayne Russell III who recently won a USTA
Tournament in Florida in August. Wayne played extremely well but
lost in the first round of theU18 Boys. The U18 category features over
40 players from various countries including the United States , Canada
and Mexico.
We are proud of the hard work of both our rising stars Wayne Russell
III and Jacobi Bain. We congratulate Russell on his participation and
wish Jacobi Bain great success as his journey continues
on Tuesday in the semifinal round against either Arguello or Diaz from Honduras.
Results of match play are as follows:
U18 Boy's Qualification 1st Round
Wayne Russell lost 16, 16 Oscar Balanos (ESA)
U14 Boy's Round Robin
1st match Jacobi Bain def. Alessandro Bizzarri (HON) 40, 40
2nd match Jacobi Bain def. Carlos Marchetti (HON) 40, 40
3rd Match Jacobi Bain def. Rodrigo Diaz ((HON) 40, 40
For further results please see:
http://www.fhtenis.net/
honduras-junior-bowl-2015.html