Elishaba Johnson, Khalil Ninvalle and Chelsea Edghill turned in commendable performances to take the boys U-15 and U-13 and girls U-18 titles respectively when the National Sports Commission (NSC)/ Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Mashramani competition continued yesterday at the National Gymnasium.
Elishaba Johnson battles Khalil Ninvalle (left) in the boys singles U-15 semi-final.
Johnson beat Kyle Edghill 4-0, Ninvalle overcame Terrence Raush 3-0 and Chelsea Edghill beat Seavea Clarkston 3-0 in their respective finals. Johnson got the better of Khalil Ninvalle 13-11,11-9,11-6 in their semi-final game and Kyle Edghill defeated Miguel Wong 11-3,11-4,11-2 in the next semi-final match up earlier.
Ninvalle overcame Tariq Saunders 11-7, 11-11,13-11 and 11-18 en route to the final, while Raush beat Jeremy Singh 5-11,11-11,11-8,11-5 in their semi-final encounter.
Johnson presented himself with another birthday gift when he overcame Stephon Corlette 4-3 in the boys U-18 singles final. He then teamed up with Corlette to win the junior doubles.
Clarkston grabbed the top podium spot in the U-11 and U-13 Girls singles by beating Abigail Martin 3-0 in both finals. The U-18 mixed doubles went to Chelsea Edghill and Kyle Edghill; they trounced Shamar Britton and Navea Clarkston 3-0. Edghill and Christie Lopes beat Joel Cod and Pricilla Greaves 3-0 in the junior girls’ doubles. Greaves overcame Seavea Clarkston 3-0 in the girls U-15 final.