Donte Armbrister has advanced to the semifinals singles at the U18 ITF Goombay Splash Bowl. Donte who lost the first set was down 1-4 in the second set. Donte would dig deep to tie it up 4 all and go on to win the second set 6-4. In the third set, Donte raised the ante and won convincingly 6-1. Donte will play the #1 seed in the tournament Matias Gaedechens from Chile.
Jacobi Bain and Sydney Clarke played well but did not advance in singles. However, in doubles, Bain and partner Kesterson from New Zealand won in 3 sets over Williams and Rahman the #4 seed to advance to doubles finals today. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Donte on advancing to the semifinals singles and Jacobi on doubles finals.
All persons are invited to come out and support Donte and Jacobi as they represent The Bahamas, Donte’s match is not before 10:00 a.m. and Jacobi’smatch is not before 1 :00 p.m.
Original Post Date: 22/11/2019
