Smith, Talma in Sagicor tennis final

TOP SEED Lendl Smith will meet Adam Talma in the Boys Under-14 final of the Sagicor Annual Junior Tennis Tournament at the St Augustine Tennis Courts today from 9 am. Smith blanked Berwin St John 6-0, 6-2 in yesterday’s semifinal clash while, in a three-and-a-half hour thriller, Talma overcame a first set deficit to defeat Isham Gosine 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Another number-one ranked player Nicolette Leacock booked a place in today’s Girls’ Under-12 final after a tough 7-5, 6-4 triumph over Nalini Maharaj. Leacock will square off against Lee-Ann Lingo, who knocked off Cristina Bennett 6-3, 6-1. Boys Under-12 top seed Seve Day advanced to the semifinal round after a 6-2, 6-0 whipping of Jerome Branker in yesterday’s quarterfinals while his opponent in today’s semi, Jovani Lewis, cruised past David Clarke 6-1, 6-0. Leon Fraser, who eliminated Christopher Brash 7-5, 6-3, will face off against Abdoulaye Camara in the other “semi,” after Camara crushed Jonathan Gouveia 6-1, 6-1.

Top ranked Olivia Bennett remains on course to claim the Girls Under-18 division with a 6-0, 6-0 mauling of Christina Bermudez, while her semifinal opponent Shenelle Mohammed also hammered Charlotte De Souza 6-0, 6-0. The other semifinal will see Yolande Leacock, who eased past Sanian Lewis 6-1, 6-1, facing Kiran Pereira, winner over Carlista Mohammed 6-4, “semis” following a 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Mark Balgobin. The number-one seed will meet Johansi Williams, who crushed Matthew De Gannes 6-1, 6-0, while the other semifinal sees Ravi Ramsingh, a 6-0, 7-5 winner over Sean Woodham, meeting Richard Chung, who overcame Louis Villaroel 7-5, 6-3.