Under-14 number two seed Kalysia Fraser trumped senior player Kizzy Richmond 6/3, 6/2 on the fifth day of competition yesterday in the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open Tennis Tournament held at its Recreational Facility in Bel Air.
Playing in the second round of the Ladies’ Singles Division, Fraser outdid Richmond inside two sets, closing the match 6/3, 6/2. It was a timely win for the teenager who has been spot-on since the commencement of the tournament.
Prior to the Fraser/Richmond clash, Philbert Clark won his first round match against Mindat Lalbeharry 6/4,6/4 to move on to the second round. On Tuesday Nicola Ramdyhan and Artea Dey who competes in the under-18 category, triumphed over their U-14 counterparts Fraser and Shivani Persaud in their girls open match. Ramdyhan and Dey claimed victory in two sets and the match ended with scores of 7/5, 6/4. After trailing Fraser and Persaud by three points (3/0) at the start of the first set, the eventual winners managed to level the score at three all. The younger pair held their composure to move ahead by
