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Greaves aiming for the top
Just 14 years old, young table tennis star Priscilla Greaves has already racked up an impressive resume in the sport and is deserving of Kaieteur Sport’s focus this week.
Marian Academy’s young tennis star Priscilla Greaves poses with some of her trophies for Kaieteur Sport recently.
From a very tender age, Priscilla’s love for the sport and her natural talent was evident and early in her career she begun to showcase her talent first at the local level, before moving to the bigger stage which was the Caribbean Pre-Cadet Championships in 2009 in Barbados.
This Marian Academy student whose career began in 2008 has steadily climbed the ladder both at the local and regional levels and seems to have a bright future in the sport should she maintain her focus and continue to receive the support necessary for further development.
Starting in 2008, Priscilla, who is coached by former national champion Colin France, placed first in the under 9 and 10 years division at the National Sports Commission-sponsored Competition, before going on to Barbados the following year to claim bronze medals in the under-10 Singles , Mixed Doubles and team events.
The year 2011 was another outstanding period for Priscilla as she continued to dominate her age division, capturing the under-13 title this time, before heading to Trinidad and Tobago where she improved from her bronze medal effort the previous year to secure a silver medal in the 13 and under category. It was a clear indication of her emerging talent and managed to serve notice of her ambition to reach the pinnacle of her division.
Not satisfied with her achievements thus far, the precocious young talent continued to work hard and was rewarded with another NSC title in 2012 and a place on the national team that was going to participate in the Caribbean Pre-Cadet Championships in Jamaica where again she was outstanding, winning gold in the girls and mixed doubles and girls team events to go with the silver she won in the singles division and crown a solid performance.
The year 2013 was once again a time for her to continue to display her rich talent and this she did, winning the national Pre-cadet, before going on to Trinidad and Tobago where she participated in the Silver Bowl tournament returning with a silver in the under-15 division and a bronze in the Under-18’s after playing way above her age group.
Priscilla has already started this year with a bang, capturing the NSC Under-15 title and represented her school in a tournament that was recently staged.
This young dedicated racquet wielder is surely an emerging talent and deserving of special mention.
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