Day #6: ITF Junior Tennis Tournament Results
The Bank of Bermuda Foundation ITF Junior Tennis Tournament continued at the WER Joell Tennis Stadium, with the biggest news of the day being that the Under 18 Singles top seeds have bowed out in Quarter-Final play.
Bermuda’s Tyler Smith — ranked 7th in this tournament — defeated the top ranked Elysse Graci from the United States.
Smith stunned Graci in the first set hitting winner after winner taking the set 6-2, but Graci would fight back to win the second set 6-4. Both players showed signs of nerves not being able to hold their serves, Graci would take a 3 – 2 lead, but from there Smith would not lose another game taking the set 6-3.
Meanwhile the Under 18 top seed on the Boys side Juan Carlos Aguilar from Bolivia suffered a back injury and had to withdraw his match against American Alafia Ayeni, Ayeni had won the first set 6-3, before Aguilar retired.
Boy’s Under 18 Singles Quarter-Finals
6 Alafia Ayeni – USA defeated
3 Juan Carlos Aguilar – Bolivia
6 6 Dane Dunlap – Canada defeated
3 4 Eduardo Paz – Bolivia
7 6 6 Elijanh Ogilvy – Canada defeated
5 7 2 Afonso Salgado – Portugal
6 6 Stephan Koenigfest – Bolivia defeated
1 3 Maxim Borcuti – Canada
Girls Under 18 Singles Quarter-Finals
6 4 6 Tyler Smith – Bermuda defeated
2 6 3 Elysse Graci – United States of America
6 6 Naomi Waters – United States of America defeated
2 1 Bridget Forster – United States of America
6 6 Gabriella Pollner – United States of America defeated
2 1 Mia Smith – Great Britain
6 6 Felicity Maltby – United States of America defeated
2 0 Natalia Brbery – Bolivia
