ORIENT BAY—World number one Alessandro Calbucci from Italy and partner Mark Bonfigli from the USA won the BDAF Grade three ITF Beach Tennis Tournament at Palm Beach on Sunday beating Puerto Ricans Vladimir Helmut and Carlos Rivera in three sets, 7-5,6-4, 6-4 in the Men’s Final.
The women’s category was won once again by Julie Labrit and Marisa Monte who dispatched Renata Haoues and Adeline Arnaud, both from St. Martin, 6-0, 6-3.
The tournament was organised by Friendly Caribbean Beach Tennis (FCBT) association. Organiser Denis Thuleau indicated some 24 players took part and weather and playing conditions were perfect. Most of the top players will now move on to Aruba for the tournament there, the biggest in the Caribbean.
