Simon conquering the Caribbean

Santa Barbara’s Spencer Simon has been tearing up the Caribbean hard courts of late, winning two doubles and a singles title recently in the Bahamas and Aruba in ITF Grade 4 events.

Spencer Simon

Simon swept the singles and doubles draws in Noord, Aruba this past weekend at TIHTA 2010. Simon, 17, defeated doubles partner and No. 1 seeded Shaun Bernstein in the semifinals before winning the title match 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 over Robert Livi. Bernstein and Simon didn’t drop a set on their way to the doubles championship.

Link to TIHTA site

Link to Junkanoo Bowl site

The same pair marched to the title at the Junkanoo Bowl the week before in the Bahamas, also without losing a set in four matches. Bahamian Rodney Carey knocked Simon out of the singles competition in the second round. Carey reached the final where Bernstein was able to claim a singles title of his own.