Zion Hickerson victorious at first US Tennis tournament
Zion Hickerson won his first tournament on US tour
Kaieteur Sports – Zion Hickerson claimed his first U10 USTA Junior Circuit Title at Court Sense Training Center in Bogota, New Jersey.
In the final, he defeated Rahul Bedekar 4-0 after a tough challenge in the semifinal ended in a 4-3 tie break.
Zion had the opportunity to close out the match at 4-2 but he made some errors when trying to break his opponent at 3-2. Eventually, he held his nerve to win the final game during the tie breaker.
Zion Hickerson
This tournament is a part of his US Tour which included his recently completed football training camp with Atletico Madrid in Washington DC. He has one more tennis tournament this month.
Special thanks went to Ministry of Youth, Culture & Sports, Guyana Tennis Association, Guyana Olympic Association, Sheltez Tennis Club and his sponsors BK Group of Companies, Jai Signs & Auto Design Guyana, Ideal-Life INC., Tri-Stone Auto Sales, Nabi Construction Inc., DeSinco Limited Food & Beverage, Hand InHand, FireSide Grill,ANSA McAL Distribution Inc., D Singh Trading, Total Air Cargo Sales & Handling Agents Inc., Vegetarian Gardens, Cevons Waste Management, Sandra Maria AB(Sweden) and W J Enterprise.
