73.7 F
Charlotte Amalie
Thursday, March 28, 2024
HomeNewsArchivesDavis Cup Tennis Competition Continues in El Salvador

Davis Cup Tennis Competition Continues in El Salvador

April 24, 2009 – The U.S. Virgin Islands continues its participation in the Zone IV Davis Cup Competition being held this week in El Salvador. The Davis Cup is the world's largest national-team tennis competition. The V.I. Davis Cup team is comprised of Kristepher Elien, Eugene Highfield, Brian Oldfield and Kemit Lewis, with Kenny Callender as the coach.
Coach Callender reported that the V.I. lost a heartbreaker to Aruba 2-1. Eugene Highfield played No. 2 and lost 6-3,6-4 to Mitchell De Jong. Kris Elien played No. 1 and beat Gian Hodgsen 6-2,1-6,7-6 (4). Highfield and Elien then teamed up in the deciding doubles but lost to Gian Hodgsen and Harry Van Reek 6-1, 6-7 (7), 4-6. Kris Elien has won both of his single matches.
The V.I. has played Panama and Aruba and still has to play Bermuda and Trinidad and Tobago. The top two teams will advance to the Group III Competition next year.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Keeping our community informed is our top priority.
If you have a news tip to share, please call or text us at 340-228-8784.

Support local + independent journalism in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Unlike many news organizations, we haven't put up a paywall – we want to keep our journalism as accessible as we can. Our independent journalism costs time, money and hard work to keep you informed, but we do it because we believe that it matters. We know that informed communities are empowered ones. If you appreciate our reporting and want to help make our future more secure, please consider donating.