Schools Tennis Ends With Awards

IT was a battlefield at the National Tennis Centre last week as the St. Lucia Tennis Association Inc. hosted the fourth annual National Schools Tennis Tournament sponsored by National Lotteries Authority of St. Lucia, St. Lucia Electricity Services Ltd. (LUCELEC) and the Eastern Caribbean Financial Holdings (ECFH).

In the end it all came down to talent, technique and mental conditioning. Here are the results:

Girls 10s – played round robin format player with most wins: Iyana Paul – Grande Riviere Primary School. Second most wins finalist: Latoya Murray – Grande Riviere Primary School
Boys 10 Finalist: Orlando Augustin – Dame PearletteLouisy Primary School
Winner: Saneil Bernard – Grande RivierePrimary School – score 6-3
Consolation Winner: Daniel Lay – TapionPrivate School
Consolation Runner Up: Marc Devaux– Camille Henry Memorial

Girls 12 Finalist: Niesha Cherry – MonchyPrimary School
Winner: Rianne Joseph – Dame PearletteLouisy Primary School – score 4-0, 4-0

Boys 12 Finalist: Arden Rosemond – Monchy Primary School
Winner: Jason Hunte – Tapion Private School – score 2-4, 4-1, 5-4(3)
Consolation Winner: DarranDonaie – Gros Islet Primary School – score 6-2
Consolation Runner Up: Riedel Clerville- Monchy Primary School

Girls 14 Finalist: Mya Eugene – Leon Hess Comprehensive School
Winner:Navit Isaac – St. Joseph’s Convent – score 4-0, 4-1
Consolation Winner – Natalya Guillaume – The International School – score 6-
Consolation Runner Up: Melissa
Hackshaw – The International School

Boys 14 Finalist: Nicholas St. John – Leon Hess Comprehensive School
Winner: Aidan Bousquet– St. Mary’s College – score 3-5, 4-2, 4-1
Consolation Winner: Troy Joseph – Leon Hess Comprehensive School – score 6-1
Consolation Runner Up: Brandon Mauricette – Babonneau Secondary

Girls 18 Finalist: JaydaHunte – Sir Arthur Lewis Community College
Winner: Meggan William – Leon Hess Comprehensive School – score 6-4, 6-1

Boys 18 Finalist:Clent Mitchel – Sir Arthur Lewis Community College
Winner: AdrielBousquet – St. Mary’s College- 6-1, 6-4

The tournament closed off with the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday. Special awards were handed out by Tournament Directors Diana Stanislas and Scyla Murray to those who had demonstrated outstanding and extraordinary levels of sportsmanship, professionalism, volunteerism and spirit, those who had shown extraordinary amounts of effort and preparation in their solutions or outstanding skill in training, discipline and performance. They honoured the students who had most clearly demonstrated the spirit of fair play, discipline and respect in their actions on and off court”.

Category 12s
• Female Sportsmanship – AliyelFontenelle – Camille Henry Memorial
• Male Sportsmanship – DarranDonaie – Gros Islet Primary School
Category 14s
• Female Sportsmanship – Julian Joseph – Babonneau Secondary
• Male Sportsmanship –Simon Desir – St. Mary’s College
Category 18s
• Female Sportsmanship – Krystal Nicholas – SALCC
• Male Sportsmanship – Zachary DuBoulay – Bonne Terre Prep
Most Committed Team Captain: Amber St. Rose – SALCC
Most Disciplined Player of the Tournament: Natalya Guillaume – The International School

Outstanding grassroots players –Grande Riviere – Ronaldo St. Juste, Monchy – Niesha Cherry, Micoud – Jahil Charles, Grande Riviere Primary – Colvin Paul, La Guerre – Daisy Paul.