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Jamaica beat Guyana 3-0BRIDGETOWN Baibado. Aug 2 (CANA) The Commonwealth Caribbean! ben players have gathered in Barbados for iheir annual battle for lawn tennis supremacy in the fine tradition set by their prcde cessors over the past three decades.Si« men s and four women s teams from around the region arc involved with the symbol* of victory being rhe Brandon I men *) Trophy and ibe Phillips (women si Trophy, lot which the Bahamas and |amaica respectively are delrndmg champions 1The tournament s hosts this year. Barbados hase never won either trophy trxl will be making a spirited ellort over the nesc two weeki to make us own historyJamatca-have takpn the Brandon 15 times Tnnidad and ToDago 9 Guvana j and rhe Bahamas 3 The Windward Islands also, hase ncvbr wonfaraica heads ihf list for Phillips vtcror.n with 5 Trim dad and Tobago ? aad Guyana I Barbathas and the Wind ward Islands have ncset won here eitherApart from the main team trophies, three art* iwo spboal ones for outstanding male and female players Tbe Edgar Rcadwm Trophy donated by Derek Phang (a Guyana ptayerl in I97| Soes annually to the male player “who in the opin ion ol the umpires cbaiced by the releree of the tournament shows throughout the tournamem the hrghev. standard of sportsmanship court manner* and quality of play In 1975 the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association donated the wofnrns tounterpart in ihr name of Dame Bertha Isaacs who was a founding member of .be Cym Tennis Club ol NassauThe icam* in ihis scars tournament ate Barbados Men Da.id Highland Adrian Clarke Sydney Lopet Jimmy I askrr Jnr Women- Sandra Manning Eliiabeth Johnson him Tasker \ ilki TaskerBAHAMAS - men - John Antonas Leo Rolle. Sterling Cooke, women Sandra Miller Sandra Phillips. Bobbi Cooke TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Alan Price. Gewin Miha raj Urey Yearwoed David Ationg women - Ria Mark Beserley Corbie. Elitabcih Lewis Shirley AlexanderJAMAICA - men Stuart Sarnia. Leroy Mulling*. Com pton Russel. Petet Campbell Women - join Vanryck De Groct Linda Sarnia. Melinda TaihamGUYANA - men - Evan Phillips Cecil Phillips. Kay mond Munroe . •WINDWARD ISLANDS - men - Rut hie Hughes. Daod D Auvergne Oswald D'AuvergneJamaica defeated Guyana by 3 matches to nil in the firai round tie of the Brandon Trophy Tournamem of the Commonwealth Caribbean Lawn Tennis Champion ship* at the Paradise Beach Racquet Club. Barbados. *nerday Al the unt time Barbados alto advanced 10 the second round by defeating the Windward Islands by 3 matches to ml.JAMAICA VS GUYANA Compton Russell (Jamaica) bt Evan Phillip. 6 4. 8-4. 6 0. Stewait Sarnia (Jamaka) bt Cecil Phillip. 6 4 6 1. 6 2 DOUBLES Stewart Satnia and Compton Russell bt Cecil and Evan . Phillip. 61. 6 2. 6-0.BARBADOS VS WINDWARD ISLANDS - Adr un Clarke (Barbados) bt Richie Hughes 6-2 6-4.6-2. Jimmy Tasker (Barbados) bt Oswald D'Auvergne 3 6.6 1.6-2 6 4 DOUBLES Adrian Clarke and Jimmy Ta. ker bi Richie Hughes and Avid D'Auvergne. 7 5.6 3.6The reverse singles will he played todayJamaica now meets Tnmdad St Tobago in the semi finals with the open single, tomorrow
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Kingston Gleaner
Kingston, Kingston, JM
Sun, Aug 03, 1980
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