Beckham Sylvester created a big upset when he ousted top-ranked Nathen Martin in the Boys 14 and Under Singles semifinals when the Lease Operators Limited Junior Tennis Tournament resumed at Trinidad Country Club, Long Circular Road, Maraval, yesterday.
Sylvester won in three tough sets, 7-5, 4-6, 13-11 and will meet James Hadden in today's final after the latter's 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Luca Denoon in the other final-four encounter.
There was also a shock result in the Boys 12 and Under quarterfinals, with third-seeded Keyondre Duke being forced to retire, trailing Jordell Chapman, 4-5(2).
The older of the Sylvester brothers, Sebastien is also through to the Boys 16 and Under decider after beating Jamal Alexis 6-4, 7-6(2), and will meet top seed Ethan Wong who brushed aside Levi Hinkson, 6-3, 6-1. Matches continue today from 9 am.
Yesterday's results:
Boys 12 & Under quarterfinals: Alexander Merry bt Callum Koylass 4-2, 4-2; Marcos West bt Adam Wyatt 4-0, 4-0; Jordell Chapman bt Keyondre Duke 5-4 (2) ret; Isaiah Boxhill bt Yeshowah Smith 4-1, 4-0.
Girls 16 and Under quarterfinals: Isabel Abrahm bt Shauna Valentine 6-3, 6-4;
Semifinals
Boys 10 and Under: Josiah Hills bt Finn De Freitas 4-0, 4-1; Zakariy Mohammed by Nirva Dougdeen 2-4, 4-2, 10-7;
Boys 12 and Under: Marcos West bt Alexander Merry 5-4(5), 4-2; Isaiah Boxhill bt Jordell Chapman 6-4, 6-2
Boys 14 and Under: James Hadden bt Luca Denoon 6-3, 6-3; Beckham Sylvester bt Nathen Martin 7-5, 4-6, 13-11.
Boys 16 and Under: Ethan Wong bt Levi Hinkson 6-3, 6-1; Sebastien Sylvester bt Jamal Alexis 6-4, 7-6(2)
Girls 12 and Under: Eva Pasea bt Ariya Siewrattan 4-1, 5-3; Abigail Chin Lee bt Inara Chin Lee 4-1, 4-2
Girls 16 and Under: Aalisha Alexis bt Cameron Wong 6-2, 1-6, 10-4; I. Abraham bt Ella Carrington 7-6(2), 6-1
Girls 18 and Under round robin: Abigail Jones bt Kimberly Sabga 6-3, 6-0; Osenyonye Nwokolo bt Aralia Blackman 6-0, 6-0
Boys 18 and Under round robin: Luca Shamsi bt Alijah Leslie 6-4, 6-0; Ebolum Nwokolo bt Kyle Kerry 6-7(6), 1-0 ret; Alijah Leslie bt Jace Quashie 6-4, 6-2;
Novice
Girls 10 and Under semifinal: Gabriella Prince bt Makeda Bain 4-0, 5-4(2):
Girls 10 Round Robin: Abba Smith bt Reena Dougdeen 4-0, 4-0.
Boys 10: Scott Abraham bt Nicholas Abraham 5-4(4), 4-1; Alex Sharma bt Drew-Morgan Persad 6-4;
Doubles
Boys 10 quarterfinals: Connor Carrington/Zain Xavi Modikhan bt Nicholas Abraham/Alex Sharma 4-0, 4-1; Justin Horsford/Liev Khan bt Scott Abraham/Alexander Rampaul 4-0, 4-0
Girls 10 Round Robin: Makeda Bain/Anneleisa Orr bt Khloe Kirton/Abba Smith 4-1, 4-1;
Girls 12 semifinals: Zahra Shamsi/Arya Siewrattan bt Rayna Hayling/Neila Maraj 4-0, 5-3
Boys 12 quarterfinals: Isaiah Boxhill/Alexander Merry bt Lucas Corbie/Julian Rampaul 4-0, 4-0; Jordell Chapman/B'jorn Hall bt Yeshowah Smith/Adam Wyatt 4-1, 5-3; Logan Hamel-Smith/Rizwaan Mohammed bt Josh Low/Malcolm Prince 4-0, 4-0; Callum Koylass/Kayden Siewrattan bt Keyondre Duke/Lucas Small 4-2, 1-4, 12-10.
Boys 14 quarterfinals: Thomas Chung/Marcos West bt Luca Denoon/Aaron Subero 6-2, 6-3; Tyler Hart/Beckham Sylvester bt Neil Maraj/Yohance Solomon 6-1, 6-1;
Girls Open: Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph/Zara Ghuran bt Maria Honore/ChelseaMukerji w/0;