Top national junior tennis player Aidan Carter showed top form at the Tobago Wilson COTECC Under-14 Circuit at the Shaw Park tennis courts in Scarborough, Tobago, yesterday.
Carter defeated T&T teammate Danyel Angus 4-1, 4-2 in round robin action. Carter won the boys singles U-12 title over Samuel West at the Lease Operators Junior tournament in June.
West was also a winner yesterday outlasting St Lucian Aidan Bousquet 5-3, 4-1.
The St Lucian pair of Nicholas St John and Bousquet's brother Adriel made a winning start. St John defeated Edward Laquis of T&T 4-2, 4-2, while Adriel Bousquet breezed past T&T's Adam Ramkissoon 4-2, 4-0.
Recording hard fought three set wins was T&T trio Aaron Chan, Liam Sheppard and Andre Crawford.
Among the girls, Khyanna Singh (USA), Esther James (T&T) and Jade Tom Yew (T&T) all won in straight sets.
The round robin phase of the tournament took place yesterday and will continue today. The top players will advance to the knockout phase, which begins tomorrow.
RESULTS
U-14 boys round robin
Aaron Chan (T&T) def Jaydon Alexis (T&T) 4-2, 1-4, 10-8
Liam Sheppard (T&T) def Aron Fields (ANT) 4-1, 1-4, 10-3
Flynn Von Waldau (T&T) def Zarek Joefield (T&T) 4-2, 5-4 (4)
Samuel West (T&T) def Aidan Bousquet (LCA) 5-3, 4-1
Jacobi Bain (BAH) def Luc Ramirez (T&T) 4-0, 4-0
Ethan Jeary (T&T) def Rahsaan Wilkinson (T&T) 4-2, 4-1
Aidan Carter (T&T) def Danyel Angus (T&T) 4-1, 4-2
Nicholas St John (LCA) def Edward Laquis (T&T) 4-2, 4-2
Ariel Bousquet (LCA) def Adam Ramkissoon (T&T) 4-2, 4-0
Andre Crawford (T&T) def Michael Ramdial (T&T) 2-4, 4-0, 10-7
Cordell Jr Williams (ANT) def Anthony Arriola (T&T) 4-0, 4-0
U-14 girls round robin
Khyanna Singh (USA) def Lily Lanser (T&T) 4-1, 4-0
Esther James (T&T) def Kristen Marticorena (GUA) 4-2, 4-2
Jade Tom Yew (T&T) def Aayana Evanson (ANT) 4-0, 4-1