Top seed Anthony Downes edged second seed Jeremy Miller 5-7 6-0 10-8 to win the men’s singles title when the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association Assuria Invitational concluded at the National Racquet Center, Woolford Avenue on Sunday.
Conceding a closely fought first set by a 5-7 score line, Downes would respond empathically to take the second set 6-0, setting up an eagerly anticipated tiebreak decider with the winner being the first person to reach 10 points.
Facing defeat with the score at 8-5, Miller would pull within a point of Downes taking three out of the next four points to bring the score to 8-9.
