CRUCIANS DOMINATE 2nd HOVENSA JR. TENNIS TOURNEY

CRUCIANS DOMINATE JR. TENNIS TOURNEY

3/12/2007

St. Croix junior tennis players dominated the second tournament in the HOVENSA/VITA Junior Tennis Tournament Series held last weekend at the St. Thomas Racquet Club. Five of the six junior singles titles were won by Cruzians. The sole St. Thomian winner was Cajay Jacobs in the girls 14 and under division. Ashley Lawrence went undefeated in round-robin play winning the girl’s 18 title followed by Safiya Taylor and Khadija Thomas. Jacobs won the girl’s 14 title beating Leah DeWilde 7-5 6-2 in the finals. Savannah Logan beat Madeleine Duggan 6-3 6-1 to win the girl’s 14 consolation. Lorhra Emmanuel beat Hanna Shuck 6-1 6-2 to win the girl’s 12 title. Devon Locke continued his winning ways by going undefeated in the boy’s 18 and under round-robin competition. Akeel Simon and Eric Emmanuel finished second and third respectively. Andy Feldman won the boy’s 16 and under title beating Brooks Kelly 6-0 6-0 in the finals. Ajaime Monell defeated David Emmanuel 6-0 6-3 in the boy’s 16 consolation. Danny Kenses defeated Wilbur Williams 6-3 6-4 to win the boy’s 12 title. Alex Kenses defeated Jemoi Gerald 6-2 6-2 in the boys 12 consolation. Twenty-six junior tennis players competed in the second of seven junior tournaments sponsored by HOVENSA. The third stop in the junior tennis series will be played at the Buccaneer Tennis Club on St. Croix April 13-15. Call Don DeWilde, Buccaneer Tennis Club Tennis Pro, at 773-3036, or VITA Tennis Coordinator, Bruce Wray, at 692-4139, for more information or to register for the next HOVENSA/VITA Junior Tournament.