SUBWAY Junior Tennis Tournament Results
Feb 25th
The annual SUBWAY tournament was held February 19 –February 22, 2010 results are as follows:
| Age Category | Finals | Score |
| Girls Under 12 | Iesha Shepherd d. Lily Evert | 5-7, 6-0, 6-3 |
| Girls Under 14 | Gabriella Bowe d. Lily Evert | 6-1, 6-0 |
| Girls Under 16 | Gabriella Bowe d. Dominique Mortier | 6-0, 6-1 |
| Boys Under 10 | Cole Majra d. Kofi Bowe | 6-0,6-0 |
| Boys Under 12 | Oneil Mortimer d. Ashton Major | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Boys Under 14 | Philip Major d. Rasheed Carey | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Boys Under 16 | Kevin Major d. Ondre Cargil | Bye |
| Boys Under 18 | Johnathan Taylor d. Kevin Major | Bye |
| Girls Under 14 Doubles | Shaytonya Missick & Gabriella Bowe def Lily Evert & Iesha Shepherd | Bye |
| Boys Under 14 Doubles | Shannon Francis & Ashton Major d. Oneil Mortimer & Malik Jones | 8-3 |
| Boys Under 18 Doubles | Hubert Russell & Philip Major d. Johnathan Miller & Dirnaj Saunders | 8-1 |
Subway 2010 Junior Tennis Classic Results and Photos
The first Bahamas Lawn and Tennis Association sanctioned Junior Tennis tournament of the year took place this past weekend (February 19-22, 2010) at the Gully Bowe Tennis Center at the Lucayan Bath & Racquet Club. The Grand Bahama Tennis Association hosted about 35 junior tennis players from Nassau, Eleuthera and Grand Bahama to several days of healthy tennis competition with approximately 150 spectators in attendance during the 4 day event.
Tournament director Gully Bowe said that this year’s event was very competitive and a great success. “I enjoyed the tournament and I know that the young tennis players did as well,” he added. “This year’s players displayed a high level of competiveness and good sportsmanship as they vied for the first place trophies in the various age categories” remarked Bowe.
He thanked all the participants, parents and coaches for their contributions to the tournament. He expressed special thanks to the tournament sponsor, Shuffel Hepburn and Subway.
“Despite the economic challenges being faced by many, Mr. Shuffle Hepburn, owner of SUBWAY restaurants, continues his commitment to youth development in sponsoring this year’s tournament once again” remarked Bowe.
President of the Grand Bahama Tennis Association, Mrs. Charmine Wallace, dubbed this year’s tournament a huge success and extended sincere appreciation to Mr. Shuffle Hepburn of Subway restaurants, the players and their parents for contributing to such a successful tournament.
Mark Knowles: Bahamas Male Athlete of the Decade and Male Athlete of the Year for 2009
Feb 10th
Bahamian Tennis Star Mark Knowles was bestowed with several honors in the Bahamas. The Nassau Guardian named him both the Male Athlete of the Decade and Male Athlete of the Year, while The Tribune recognized him as the Bahama’s top male athlete of 2009.
Subway 2010 Junior Tennis Tournament
Feb 10th
To download an entry form, or to volunteer, please visit: http://www.gullybowetennis.com/
Mark Knowles – Pro Am 2009
Dec 31st
The results of the ProAm on December 4th at the Atlantis Tennis Center were as follows:
Winner of the Pro/Am: Mark Knowles & Thierry Matthey
Runner-up: Olga Savchuk & Juan Bacardi
Semi-finalists: Jared Palmer & Glenn Blumberg
Robert Kendrick & Alex Pier
Consolation Pro/Am Winners:
Winner: Martin Damm & Daron Roberts
Runner-up: Dean Goldfine & John Mallinger
Semi-finalists: Anna-Lena Groenefeld & Brendan Dunn
Marvin Rolle & Vince Menard
Mark Knowles 2009 Celebrity Tennis Invitational
Dec 31st
[Nassau, Bahamas] A fabulous time was had by all as the weekend’s activities drew to a close on Saturday afternoon, December 5th at the National Tennis Centre.
The 3 day Invitational started off with a wonderful Cocktail Buffet Party hosted by the Balmoral Club on 3rd December. The developers, Jason Kinsale and Raimond Zeilstra, staged a spectacular buffet and cocktail party which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The Calcutta auction of the teams playing in the ProAm on Friday, 4th December was heartily supported by many tennis fans, including Sarkis and Katie Izmirlian, Pippa and Peter Vlasov, Mark Holowesko, Laurent Colli, Christian Coquoz and Antonia Meade.
The results of the ProAm on December 4th at the Atlantis Tennis Center were as follows:
Winner of the Pro/Am: Mark Knowles & Thierry Matthey
Runner-up: Olga Savchuk & Juan Bacardi
Semi-finalists: Jared Palmer & Glenn Blumberg
Robert Kendrick & Alex Pier
Consolation Pro/Am Winners:
Winner: Martin Damm & Daron Roberts
Runner-up: Dean Goldfine & John Mallinger
Semi-finalists: Anna-Lena Groenefeld & Brendan Dunn
Marvin Rolle & Vince Menard
On Friday evening, the Ministry of Tourism hosted a dinner at the Fathoms Restaurant, Atlantis, with the cocktail party being sponsored by Lombard Odier.
Both the Ministry of Tourism and Atlantis Resort and Casino pledged their continuing support to this event.
Mrs. Vernice Walkine, Director General of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, in her welcome speech emphasized the wonderful contribution that Mark makes to The Bahamas every day that he is out there on a Professional Tennis Tour giving The Bahamas free advertising with every match he plays. She said that to then come back and host his fellow pros at the Atlantis, further establishes The Bahamas as the premier vacation experience.
Mr. J. Barrie Farrington, Vice-President, Atlantis, said that having known Mark since he was a toddler, he has taken great pride in his achievements. He said that Mark has risen to the top echelon of the tennis world and sets a wonderful example to all Bahamians. Atlantis will continue to support him in his event which showcases such world class athletes and exposes them to the Bahamas Atlantis experience. A great side benefit of the Invitational is the amount of money that it continues to raise for childrens’ charities.
Mr. Laurent Colli of Lombard Odier reiterated their appreciation of the event and lent special thanks to the touring professionals who competed in the event and were kind enough to be so gracious to the other competitors. He said that they made the event the success that it was.
Mr. R.E. Barnes, representing one of the charities – the Sassoon Heart Foundation – expounded that Mark’s donations have contributed to saving several youngsters’ lives and the impact of this cannot be over stated. He quoted a couple of specific examples which touched the audience and drew tears to the eyes of several people.
RESULTS of the EXHIBITION at National Tennis Centre on 5th of December:
Mark Knowles & Anna-Lena Groenefeld beat Martin Damm & Olga Savchuk 5-4
Benjamin Becker beat Robert Kendrick 5-4
Mark Knowles & Martin Damm beat Donald Johnson & Jared Palmer 5-4
All matches were extremely closely contested as can be evidenced by the scores and provided great excitement with the wide variety of shot-making displayed.
At the closing out the event, some of the top junior players had the opportunity to hit with the Pros and afterward obtained autographs and photos with them. This proved to be the highlight of the afternoon for the some 50 children involved.
Organizers of the Mark Knowles Celebrity Invitational wish to thank the following: Atlantis, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, Pictet Bank & Trust, Ministry of Tourism, The Balmoral, Serenity Point Abaco, TheBahamasWeekly.com, Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture, American Airlines, Kerry Gold, Everkey Global, Fiji Water, Kelly’s Home Center, HG Christie Real Estate, Mark Holowesko, Sean Farrington, Odyssey Aviation, Mark Da Cunha Photography, and Ashley Henderson Photography.
Kwan Yin Invitational Tennis Tournament 2009
Aug 31st
Grand Bahama Island – The 28th Annual Kwan Yin Invitational Tennis Tournament the largest and oldest local Annual Tennis event in Grand Bahama was held over this 2009 Emancipation Day Holiday weekend at the Kwan Yin Tennis Court in Freeport, from July 31st to August 3rd 2010.
In the open draw the Champion in the Men’s Singles division Derron Donaldson who defeated Ashwood Hall 6-3 to repeat as champion for the third straight year. The Ladies Singles Champion is Jessie Bastian who won when the injured Terah Smith could no longer continue and was forced to retire up 3-2 on serve when she fell and was lifted from the court. In the Mixed Doubles division David Thompson teamed up with Larricka Russell to defeat 7-5 Edwin Moss and Keva Palmer. The Men’s open Doubles was won by David Thompson and Derron Donaldson who dethroned last year’s champions Lee Gibbs and Rayon Higgs 6-4.
In the Special Draw the Men’s Singles Champion is Larry Hall who won over Leroy Major 6-1 and the Men’s Doubles Special Draw was won by Tory Bartlett and Barry Smith as due to darkness the match could not be completed and Leroy major had to return to Nassau resulting in him and his partner Gary Davis losing by default
This year the tournament honoured posthumously the late La’vaughn Munroe a regular participant and past champion who tragically passed away in a traffic fatality earlier this year. The Family of the late Great La’vaughn Munroe, founder of “Munroe’s Tennis Academy,” were on hand to receive a special award in appreciation of his contribution to the development and advancement of tennis nationally, internationally and locally especially his work with tennis junior players.
The organizers of the 2009 Championships wish to thank the President of the Grand Bahama Port Authority limited Mr. Ian Rolle for acting as patron of the tournament and all tennis players, fans, supporters and families who came out and joined in the fun, games and fellowship in Celebration of Freedom this August Monday Emancipation Holiday Weekend 2009 in record numbers ensuring this was the best attended local tennis event ever.
Grand Bahama’s Rodney Carey Moves Closer to Singles Title
Apr 3rd
[BLTA] Two outstanding young Bahamian tennis players look to sweep the Boys singles title at the 2009 Barbados Junior International Tournament in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Tournament #1 seed Rodney Carey advances to the Boys 18 semi-final with a 61,62 victory over #7 seed Oliver Pramming-Benneweis (Denmark). Carey next plays Darian King (Barbados) in the Boys 18 semi-finals on Friday at 9:00am,
#2 seed doubles team of Carey and partner Nevy Jogi-Singh advanced to the Boys 18 Doubles Finals on Friday by defeating the team of Kevin Deligny/Dominic Lovell (St. Lucia) 76(4), 62 in the Semi-finals on Thursday. Carey and partner Singh will play the team of Darian King (Barbados)/Brandon Burke (Jamaica) #1 seeds on Friday to determine the Boys 18 Doubles Championship.
In the Boys 14 & Under Singles Semi-finals 12 year old Justin Roberts (Bahamas) defeated Shakir Elvin (Antigua) 60, 61 to advance to his first COTECC Boys 14 & Under Final. Roberts next plays Remario Francis (USA) on Friday at 9:00am to determine the 2009 Barbados Junior International Tournament Boys 14 & Under Singles Championship.
Roberts and partner Matthew Hutchinson played the Boys 14 & Under Doubles Finals on Thursday losing the the #1 seeded team of Jannick James (Granada)/Remario Francis 36, 57. Both set were keenly contested with Roberts and partner leveling the score at 5 all in the second set but was unable to hold serve and lost two consecutive game and the match.