Top juniors competing in Goombay Splash

Top juniors competing in Goombay Splash

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The 2018 Goombay Splash International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament kicked off yesterday at the National Tennis Center. Both boys’ and girls’ doubles finals will be played on Friday, while the singles finals in each division take place on Saturday.

There are athletes from 20 nations competing in this year’s tournament, along with 11 local players, including Sydney Clarke, who is ranked No. 1 overall in her division.

“I plan to win titles in both singles and doubles categories,” Clarke said in an interview with Eyewitness Sports.

“Surprisingly, I don’t know a lot of the girls that are competing here, but I do know that they are highly ranked and extremely competitive. I’ve had a lot of success overseas this year, but I think this will be the biggest tournament for the year.”

On the boys’ side, top-ranked Bahamian Donte Armbrister will be competing. He is ranked No. 3 in the tournament and is also coming off a strong showing on the ITF junior circuit. Jacobi Bain, who also was on the ITF junior circuit, will be competing as well.

Other juniors participating in the main draw are: Elana Mackey, Sydni Kerr, Kofi Bowe, Gabrielle Simms, Abigail Simms, Perjae Major, Kinza Johnson and Anthony Burrows Jr.

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.