In the Ladies? Division First Round Matches, Carrie Roberson defeated Zabdy Hess 6-4, 6-4 and Ellie Thompson defeated Shelby Musa 6-2, 6-2.

Carrie Roberson then went on to defeat Judith Brooks 6-4, 7-6 which secured Carrie?s spot in the finals. Sofie Sosa also went on to the finals by defeating Ellie Thompson 6-2, 6-2.

In the finals we saw Carrie Roberson take control of the game from the start. She was controlling the ball well and hitting solid ground strokes. Sofie could not seem to cope with this type of game and therefore did not get into her rhythm. Carrie went on to win 6-2, 6-1. At 15 years old, she is the youngest player to win the National Junior Singles Championship. Sofie dedicated her trophy to her late father Gonzalo Vasquez who was also an avid tennis enthusiast.

In the Men?s Division, Juan Ramirez, Saido Musa, Andrew Harrison, Stefan Musa, Ellison Flowers and Wilhelm Casey all won their first round matches and advanced to the quarterfinals. After some hard fought matches in the quarterfinals round, we saw the No.1 Seed Jason Musa advance to the finals by defeating Saido Musa in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 and the No. 2 Seed Peter Quan advancing to the finals by defeating Stefan Musa 6-3, 6-2.

In the finals, Jason Musa played very consistently and displayed excellent court craft, forcing Peter Quan to make the unforced errors. Peter tried changing his game a few times but Jason maintained his composure and stuck to his game plan and eventually went on to win in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.

The President of the Belize Tennis Association (BTA) Mr. Billy Musa, Sr. echoed his special thanks to the San Ignacio Resort Hotel for use of their tennis court and the Vida Water Company for donating the water to all players. He also acknowledged the new comers and future tennis stars of Belize, Sean Brown, Miles Cattouse, and Shelby Musa who all made their debut in playing their first National Tournament. He also presented the trophies to the winners and runner-ups.

The next BTA sanctioned tournament will be the ?National Men?s and Ladies? Singles for the Eric Eusey Cup and Denise Courtenay Trophies respectively on September 1st, 2nd3rdat the Belize Pickwick Club.