Chelsea Edghill and Shemar Britton raked in another bronze medal for Guyana
A number of close encounters were on the cards for the Guyanese team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Friday evening and Saturday, but foremost of those was a Mixed Doubles battle with Cuba that earned Guyana a third medal at the ongoing Senior Caribbean Table Tennis Championships.
The pair of Shemar Britton and Chelsea Edghill added the bronze medal to Guyana’s tally after a jaw-dropping run in the Mixed Doubles category. In the Round of 16, the pair defeated Barbados’ Mark Dowell and Kenady King 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8. In the quarterfinals, the team rallied from 2 sets down to make a comeback win against the Dominican Republic’s Rafael Carbrera and Eva Brito. That game went 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 20-18, 11-9.
As such, the pair moved on to the semifinal round, in which a medal is secured irrespective of the result. They took on Cuba’s Jorge Campos and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana in the semis, but came up short 11-6, 12-10, 11-5.
Guyana’s medal tally now includes three bronze, the previous two came via the Men’s and Women’s teams.
Meanwhile, Joel Alleyne and Nathalie Cummings were not as fortunate in the same division, suffering a defeat at the hands of Puerto Rico’s Angel Narango Brianna Burgos 11-5, 11-4, 11-5.
Chelsea Edghill and Shemar Britton in action (File photo)
Later, Britton teamed up with Elishaba Johnson for the Men’s Doubles, where they defeated Jamaica’s Rohan Lewis and Odingo Mitchell 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 in the Round of 16. However, the pair was not as fortunate in the quarterfinals, losing to Dominican Republic’s Edwardo Darley and Samuel Galvez 11-9, 11-4, 11-7.
Joel Alleyne and Niran Bissu also teamed up in the Men’s Doubles; and after a lengthy 5-set game, missed out on victory against St. Lucia’s De Andre Calderon and Dawitt Nurse 11-8, 3-11, 11-6, 2-11, 8-11.
Over in the Women’s Doubles, Chelsea Edghill and Nathalie Cummings were successful in their Round of 16 fixture against Dominican Republic’s Yesmeily Guerrero and Cinthia Pena 11-8, 11-8, 11-5.
However, the pair came up short in the quarterfinals against Cuba’s Rosalba Aguiar and Karla Perez Gonzalez in a tough 5-match game: 11-6, 11-13, 11-7, 8-11, 4-11.
Young players Thuraia Thomas and Jasmine Billingy also teamed up for the Women’s Doubles, but were overcome by Puerto Rico’s Edmarie Leon and Alondra Rodriguez 11-5, 11-5, 11-4.
More is in store for team Guyana, as Cummings and Britton carry on their individual campaigns in the Singles division. The regional tournament concludes today.
