By Morissa Lindsay
Barbados will not have the service of its second highest ranked player and doubles specialist Haydn Lewis when the national side hosts Pacific Oceania early next month in a must win Davis Cup by Rakuten World Group II Tie.
Team captain Damien Applewhaite confirmed that Lewis was ruled out of the squad with an ankle injury which is a
By Morissa Lindsay
As Xavier Lawrence celebrates his 24th birthday today, he gifted himself one of the best presents last night by winning the 2022 Barbados Tennis Association Top 8 competition with a 2-0 victory against the fast improving Stephen Slocombe.
Played under lights at the National Tennis Centre in Wildey, both players brought the expected energy and intensity to the men’s
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Gabrielle Leslie playing a leaping forehand en route to her stunning three-set victory over Hannah Chambers in the Top 8 women’s singles final. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.) Social Share
Never prepared to say die, Gabrielle Leslie battled back against the odds to preserve her status as the queen of the Barbados Tennis Association’s Top 8 singles tournament.
A long-time rivalry in local tennis added another chapter to its memorable storybook, after Leslie shocked Barbados’ best female player Hannah Chambers and got sweet revenge in the final at the National Tennis Centre on Thursday night.
With her title slipping away, the 17-year-old played with passion and determination en route to a valiant 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 comeback victory over arch-nemesis Chambers in a two-hour-long showdown on court No.2.
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Defending champion Kaipo Marshall produced an incredible fightback to beat Xavier Lawrence and keep alive his hopes of retaining the Barbados Tennis Association Top 8 men’s single title.
Playing at the National Tennis Centre, in a rematch of last year’s final, Marshall remarkably came from a set down to advance to today’s final, winning 3-6, 7-5, 4-2 after Lawrence was forced to retire hurt due to cramp in a tense contest that lasted for three hours.
The 18-year-old Marshall looked beaten as Lawrence aggressively won the first set and led 4-3 in the second to stand on the brink of victory before three straight break points gave the match a dramatic twist.