DEFENDING?Racquets of Fire champion Junior ‘Michael Jackson’ White is expected to be as vicious as a wounded lion when the second round of matches in the 2011 series serves off in Belfied at 6 p.m. today.
In the first round of games which were staged in Road View, St Peter last Saturday night, White’s aura of invincibility was rocked by the determined Curtis Jones who rallied from 14-17, to stun the spectators and White 21-19, to earn $600. White had to settle for the unaccustomed lesser pay of $300.
Earlier White beat hometown boy Kerry Francis 21-10, while Jones stopped the confident Allan Davidson, 21-12. The top 16 match-ups saw O-Aces volleyballer Jamal Branch being just as unsuccessful in road tennis losing to White 13-21.
Jones, in that contest had defeated Mark Griffith 21-14, as well as taking out Leon Carter, 21-16. David Allandale had lost to White, 14-21.
