The combination of Nkechi McPherson and Kizzy Richmond captured the Ladies Doubles accolade after defeating the team of Amanda Jaisingh and Justine Kennedy 2-0 when the Guyana Tennis Association Doubles Championship continued at the National Racquet Centre on Camp Street and Woolford Avenue.
The recently formed team secured the early advantage as they prevailed 6/1 in the first set. They then clinched the title as they triumphed in the second set 6/3.
Meanwhile, defending champions of the Men’s Open Doubles section, the pair of Leyland Leacock and Gavin Lewis dispatched former winners Sandeep Chand and Andre Lopes 6/3, 6/1.
Continuing in the same division, the pair of Seanden David-Longe and Phillip Squires downed the team of Jamal Goodluck and Benjettan Osborne 6/4, 6/0. On the other hand, defending Mixed Doubles champions Richmond and Leacock advanced to the semifinal round following a commanding 6/1, 6/1 victory over Grace McCalmon and Goodluck.
Also, the team of Osafa Dos Santos and Patrice Stewart defeated the combination of Tisel Patterson and Kelly Whitehead 6/0 in the Novice Medley Doubles.
