Fresh off his maiden Davis Cup appearance Tariq Simons began competing in the Junkanoo Bowl Junior Tennis Tournament in the Bahamas.
Simons in his First Round Main Draw match took on Samuel Reichbach from the USA and came from a set down to advance.
Simons went down in the First Set 6 – 4, but he would bounce back to win the Second Set 7 - 6, before closing out the match winning the Third and Final set 6 – 2.
Simons then teamed up with Alexandru Filip Bucurescu from Romania and they defeated Kai Hitomi from Japan and David Kennerley from New Zealand in straight sets 7 – 5, 7 – 5.
