Gold and bronze for Guyanese ladies on CAREBACO fourth day

The fourth day of the CAREBACO International Under-11, 13, 15 and 17championships bore much fruit for the young Guyanese team, along with a change in fortunes. The team has so far copped two medals out of the round robin plays, with the ladies being the shining stars.

In the Under 11 category, Mishka Beharry had a bumpy start to her singles competition, but made an impressive comeback for a player who hasn’t had much international exposure. In match four of her competition, Beharry lost to T’Shelle Barnes of Trinidad and Tobago 21-5, 21-2. However, the youngster bounced back in her fifth matchup to defeat Suriname’s Megan Chen 21-14, 21-12. This win secured her a bronze in the round-robin segment.
Priyanna Ramdhani took the Under 17 division by storm, securing gold in the Girls Doubles round-robin and cementing her spot in two finals.
In the Singles segment, Ramdhani registered yet another win, this time against Suriname’s Kayleigh Moenne, 21-11, 21-5, to advance to the finals of the competition.
Later on, Ramdhani and her mixed doubles partner, Vance Juteram of Trinidad and Tobago, defeated Danny Chen and Chaista Soemodipoero of Suriname: 21-12, 12-21, 21-16 to cop yet another spot in the finals.
Ramdhani found a partner in Barbados’ Robyn Sobers for the Girls Doubles round- robin. In their second match, the duo easily defeated Fiona Li and Demi Sjauw Koen Fa of Suriname in straight sets, 21-11, 21-12.
In their next encounter, the pair lost to Suriname’s Erisa Bluea & Chaista Soemodipoero in an extremely close match up, 22-21, 19-21, 21-10. However, Ramdhani and her partner were awarded the gold medal based on the amount of points they amassed in the competition.