Clarke advances to singles and doubles final

Clarke advances to singles and doubles final

Donte Armbrister advances to doubles semifinals

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Sydney Clarke advanced into the finals of the singles and doubles at the U-18 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Antigua and Barbuda.

Clarke defeated Canadian Hana Gamracy in straight sets 6-4, 6-0. Clarke, who came into the tournament as the No.1 seed, will take on No. 2 seed Jennifer Kida today in the singles title match.

In doubles action, Clarke and her partner American Sifa Butcher defeated the team of Natalia Perez, from Puerto Rico, and American Madison Smith in straight sets to advance to today’s final.

On the boy’s side, Donte Armbrister lost in the semifinal round to American Ellis Short. Armbrister went to three sets for the third time in the tournament. Donte won the first set 7-6, and 16-14 in the tiebreak. However, the next two sets went in Short’s favor.

Armbrister did manage to qualify for the semifinals in the boys doubles with his partner Freddie Ridout, from Great Britain. They defeated the Japanese duo of Kai Hitmi and Ryoma Mishiro.

If they advance they will have an opportunity to win back to back doubles titles.

 

About Randy Smith

Randy Smith is the producer of the widely-watched local television show “Beyond The Headlines” and the web content manager of Eyewitness News. He joined Eyewitness News as a sportscaster in 2018, a role he still performs, and has previously covered a slew of international sporting events, including the 2015 Pan American Games, the Nike EYBL Showcase, several IAAF World Relays, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Bahamas Bowl and multiple CARIFTA Swimming and Track & Field Championships. Randy has been recognized by the Bahamas Press Club with awards for “Best Sports Broadcast” as a sportscaster and “Best TV Talk Show” as a producer.