-Greaves cops lone individual medal
The 22nd Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Cadet & Junior Championship came to a close on Tuesday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and the local contingent had a commendable outing at the event where they managed to bag three silver and seven bronze medals.
The success story for Guyana would have to be girls’ under-18 player Priscilla Greaves who managed to secure the country’s lone individual medal via her bronze which she shared with Cuba’s Shelly Machado.
In the overall results of the championships, Dominican Republic were rampant in both the under-15s and u-18s categories, storming to a total tally of 12 gold medals, four silver medals and eight bronze medals. Barbados (1 gold;1 bronze), Trinidad and Tobago (1 silver; 1 bronze), Aruba (2 bronze) and Cuba (2 bronze) were the other countries that earned a spot on the podium.
The team success came for Guyana in the boys under-15 doubles via silver from the combination of Jamal Nicolas and Terrance Rausche while teammates Tyriq Saunders and Isiah Layne had to share the third spot with Dominican Republic’s Steff Gutierrez and Ronaldo Tejada; Barbados pair of Ramon Maxwell and Rashon Goddard came first.
In the female section, Nevah Clarkston/Abigail Martin had to share third place with Selanas Jackman and Thuraia Thomas.
In the mixed doubles, Kaysan Ninvalle and Martin copped third along with Niran Bissu and Thomas; overall the girls team finished in second place while the boys’ A-team got third.
In the under-18s section, both the boys and the girls finished in fourth position, while Greaves and Jamaail Homer won silver in the doubles.
The other countries to participate in the five-day event were St. Lucia, Suriname and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
