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Aug 25, 2012 Sports
Guyana’s national women’s team that comprised Trenace Lowe, Chelsea Edghill and Natalie Cummings secured a silver medal in the team competition at the 54th Senior Caribbean Table Tennis Federation Championships in the Dominican Republic.
The women’s competition was a straight round-robin contest that featured Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago.
Playing in the six-team round-robin event to determine the winner, the Guyanese ladies defeated Trinidad and Tobago with their much-exposed French-based star and 2011 Women’s Singles winner, Rhean Chung.
Lowe, the winner of her last three tournaments in Trinidad and Edghill, who is also familiar with the Trinidadians and the region, both beat Quashie in four games, while Cummings beat Linda Partap-Boodham in five sets. Guyana beat Trinidad 3-2.
Below is Guyana’s route to the silver medal:
Guyana lost Dominican Republic: The team’s only lost came at the hands of the host and 2011 champions, Dominican republic by a 3-0 margin Lowe lost to Johenny Valdez 3-1 Edghill lost to Eva Brito 3-0 and Cummings lost to Lineth Vila.
Guyana defeated Barbados: Edghill started proceedings on a positive note with a 3-0 victory over Krystle Harvey 7-11, 8-11, 6-11; Lowe Defeated Sherrice Felix by a 3-1 margin 11-6, 9-11, 7-11 and 4-11; Cummings closed proceedings with a 3-0 victory.
Guyana defeated Jamaica: Lowe defeated Tracey Ann Dattadeen by a 3-0 margin11-7, 11-2 and 11-3; Edghill defeated Ashli Alexander by a 3-0 margin 11-8, 11-6 and11-7 and Cummings closed proceedings with a 3-0 victory over Janique Lee (11-6, 11-4 and 13-11).
Guyana defeated Puerto Rico: To secure the silver medal the team Guyana rebounded to beat Puerto Rico by a 3-1 margin; Edghill started proceedings with a hard fought 3-2 victory over Nicole Diaz Torres 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7 and 6-11; Lowe lost to Maria Maldonado 3-0, 11-6, 11-6 and11-9; Cummings, in a crucial match, defeated Lizzette Maldonado by a 3-0 margin 7-11, 10-12 and 8-11; Lowe closed proceedings with a hard fought victory over Nicole Diaz Torres 3-2 margin 8-11, 6-11, 11-6, 12-10 and 9-11.
Men’s Results
On the Men’s side, the team did not have a good showing, failing to advance out of the group after being
paired in Group III with French Guiana and hosts Dominican Republic. The team, playing with Paul Meusa, Nigel Bryan and Joel Alleyne, lost to Dominican Republic by a 3-0 margin with all players losing in straight sets.
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