Ramrattan/Leacock win

Mixed doubles players Aruna Ramrattan and Leyland Leacock far side of the net and Shawna Gentle and Gavin Lewis before their mixed doubles encounter.

Reigning ladies champion Aruna Ramrattan and her partner Leyland Leacock  got the better of the lively team of Shawna Gentle and Gavin Lewis  in claiming a 6-3  6-7 (8-6)  6-3 win in the mixed doubles of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Open lawn tennis tournament when matches continued on Sunday evening at the GBTI Recreational Centre, Bel Air.

Ramrattan and Leycock established good footing in the first set, but a strong assault in the second set saw Lewis and Gentle up 5 – 3 before the game evened at 5-5 as Leacock then held serve which lead to the eventual tie-break. Gentle and Lewis were able to win the tiebreak and send  the match to a deciding set but it was Ramrattan and