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Junior tennis players headline New Year’s tourney

BRIANA Houlgrave and Tatyana Madu receive their champions and runners-up trophies from Chilean Burrows. At left is Andrew Burrows Jr.

BRIANA Houlgrave and Tatyana Madu receive their champions and runners-up trophies from Chilean Burrows. At left is Andrew Burrows Jr.

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RUNNER-up Chase Newbold and champion Patrick MacTaggart receive their trophies from past president Darnette Weir and current president Perry Newton.

JUNIORS in two age categories, U14 and U16, participated in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) New Year’s Tournament from January 7-10 at the National Tennis Centre.

A group of talented juniors headlined the opening tournament of 2023.

President Perry Newton, vice-president Chilean Burrows and immediate past-president Darnette Weir were on hand to present the trophies.

The winners’ circle consisted of:

U14 Girls

Champion: Briana

Houlgrave

Runner Up: Tatyana

Madu

U14 Boys

Champion: Patrick

Mactaggart

Runner Up: Chase

Newbold

U16 Girls

Champion: Briana

Houlgrave

Runner Up: Tatyana

Madu

U16 Boys

Champion: Jackson

Mactaggart

Runner Up: William

McCartney

Sportsmanship Boy:

Panagiotis Mousis

Sportsmanship Girl:

Claudia Drgon

The BLTA congratulates all the winners and participants. Special mention is made of Brianna Houlgrave who captured two age divisions in U14 and U16. 12-year-old Briana played for the first time in the U16 category winning over the #1 and #2 seeds and emerging victorious.

“Continue to shine,” the BLTA wrote. “We thank the tournament director and officials for their hard work.”

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