McPherson & Richmond win Ladies title in Tennis Doubles Championship

The pair (right) of Nkechi McPherson and Kizzy Richmond won the Ladies Championship.

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.