Since election new executive has been busy

KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Last Saturday, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tennis Association held its Mini-Doubles tournament and barb-be-que at the National Tennis Centre at Villa.

In on court action in the Girls Under 12’s final: Afe Lucas defeated Saige Bascombe 10-7, while in the Boys under 12’s: Che Connell defeated Afi Lucas 13-11.

Akeil Deroche and Antonio Caine defeated Rio Connell and Che Connell 10-3 Boys Under 14’s Doubles final, while in the Women’s Open Doubles, Dene and Luka Lyttle defeated Brianna Nash and Nicolette Hadaway 10-2, and Taj Ballantyne and Imani King defeated Lyle Hull and Akeem Guy 2-0 in the Men’s Open Doubles final.

Meanwhile the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tennis Association held an executive meeting on Tuesday evening May 03, 2016, with one of the items on the agenda was a review of the Mini-Doubles Tennis Tournament and bar-be-que last Saturday.

Following the said review, it can be reported that last Saturday’s Mini-Doubles Tennis Tournament and bar-be-que was a success.

Scores of kids of various age groups and their parents, along with past executive officials of the SVGTA, took part in the day long activity.

The executive at Tuesday’s meeting also took the decision to host such events on a regular basis, for it serves a multiplicity of purposes. These purposes will serve the development of the sport of tennis in St. Vincent and the Grenadines positively, as the current executive seeks to lay down a pathway, which would allow members, players, and supporters to assist the SVGTA in realizing its potential in all facets.

Since its election into office on April 02, 2016, the SVGTA Executive has been very busy. Meetings have been held with the Minister of Sports, the Manager of the National Sports Council, and the Chairman of the National Lotteries Authority; in addition to meeting with the immediate past president of the SVGTA.

Plans are being put together for the hosting of the 2016 International Tennis Federation Junior Tennis Tournament; a responsibility of the recently installed ITF Tournament Committee.

This ITF tournament will be played in August and will see scores of players from many countries descending unto the shores of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as they along with the Vincentian counterparts, seek glory on the tennis courts at Villa in a bid to gain international points.

Robertson S. Henry

Public relations officer

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tennis Association

Thursday May 05, 2016