Caribbean Pre-Cadet Table Tennis Champs...

Caribbean Pre-Cadet Table Tennis Champs…

Aug 27, 2016 Sports

Guyana claim silver, bronze medals even as dominant T&T capture five doubles titles

While Trinidad and Tobago again dominated by capturing five doubles titles at the 2016 Caribbean Pre-Cadet Table Tennis Championships at the National Indoor Sports Centre (NISC) Guyana’s youngsters did not walk away empty handed as they won five silver medals and one bronze. Jamaica won the other doubles title ahead of Trinidad.
In the Under-13 boys’ doubles final, the Trinidad pair of Derron Douglas and Messiah Walcott claimed gold as they defeated the Guyanese pair of Nirah Bissu and Kaysan Ninville 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9.
Guyana was again confined to the silver medal as Trinidad captured the Under-13 girls’ final with Rayanna Boodhan and Shreya Maharaj winning 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 13-11 over the Guyanese pair of Neveah Clarkson and Abigale Martin.
The Under-11 boys’ doubles final was won by Trinidad’s pair of Nicholas O’Young and Jalen Kerr, who defeated the Jamaica pair of Dujaun Jackson and Joel Butler 11-4, 11-7, 11-6.
Liana Campbell and Kesley Davidson of Jamaica beat the pair of Priyanka Khellawan and Rebekah Sterling of Trinidad to capture the Under-11 girls’ title in five exciting sets, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8.
Trinidad had further success in both mixed doubles with the pair of Derron Douglas and Shreya Maharaj beating Kaysan Ninville and Abigale Martin of Guyana 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 in the Under-13 boys’ final.
Nicholas O’Young and Priyanka Khellawan of Trinidad defeated their compatriot Jalen Kerr and Brianna Solomon 11-3, 11-9, 11-6 to win the Under-11 mixed doubles final.
The individual singles for boys’ and girls’ Under-13 and Under-11 begin yesterday.
(Jamaica Observer)