The annual Trophy Stall Doubles tennis tournament came to an end on Wednesday evening with the pair of Leyland Leacock and Jordan Beaton prevailing over Andre Lopes and Sandeep Chand in a closely-fought three-setter in the Men’s Doubles final.
The championship contest lasted close to two hours at Le Ressouvenir Tennis Court.
Leacock, one of three coaches participating in the final, copped his second title after previously winning the Men’s 35 Doubles last weekend. His younger partner in the Men’s Doubles, Beaton, played a measured game and came up with some big shots, which kept their experienced opponents at bay, especially in the first set.
The match was tied at 2-2 before Leacock/Beaton secured a break which they consolidated into a 4-2 lead. Chand/Lopes broke serve to come within 4-3 and 40-0 before on serve before losing the next four points to surrender the game and eventually the set 6-3.
The second set was also a close affair with Lopes/Chand switching up tactics and the pace of the game and they forced a third set after securing a break at 4-4 after which Chand served out the set at love to win 6-4.
The super tiebreak decider was an up and down affair with Chand/Lopes riding the momentum to go ahead 4-1 before the score tied up at six-all. Good serving by Leacock and a perfectly placed lob by Beaton then allowed the eventual winners to take the title 10-6.
Below are the category winners and runners-up.
Men’s Doubles
Winners: Leyland Leacock and Jordan Beaton
Runners-up: Andre Lopes and Sandeep Chand
Mixed Doubles
Winners: Ronald Murray and Fiona Bushell
Runners-up: Kristian Jeffrey and Nicolette Fernandes
Men’s 35 Doubles
Winners: Leyland Leacock and Ronald Murray
Runners-up: Andre Lopes and Sandeep Chand
