THE country's leading juniors were the only players who captured two doubles titles apiece in the Solo National Junior Table Tennis Championships at Central Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Chaguanas.
Aaron Wilson was the only one of the three who had also been triumphant in two singles finals, while Brittany Joseph, recently crowned national champion at age 14, and Arun Roopnarine had claimed one singles title each from two finals.
After beating Roopnarine to relieve him of his under-18 crown, Wilson and Roopnarine whipped Varune Sitram and Khadeem Moore 16-14, 11-8, 11-5 in the under-21 doubles final.
The 14-year-old Roopnarine, who along with Joseph will be a member of the national senior team in the Caribbean Championships in Dominican Republic, and under-18 champ Catherine Spicer whipped Moore and under-21 singles winner Ashley Quashie 11-5, 12-10, 11-7 for the mixed doubles crown.
Quashie, who had beaten Spicer in the under-21 singles final, and Ambika Sitram edged Spicer and Sitram's cousin Renuka Sitram 7-11, 13-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7 in the doubles final.
Under-15 singles champs Wilson and Joseph combined to defeat Jakeem Welsh and Jasher De Gannes, who won three medals in the recent Caribbean Pre-Cadet (under-11 and 13) Championships in Jamaica,11-4, 11-9, 11-9 for the age-group mixed doubles crown.
Joseph, who had lost the under-18 singles final to Spicer, and under-13 finalist Chelsea Fong captured the doubles title with a come-from-behind 7-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-6 triumph over Nalini Boodoo and under-15 runner-up Gyshan Latchman.
And in the boys' under-15 doubles final, Mungal brothers Amresh and singles finalist Savresh, were 13-11, 11-7, 11-7 winners over Shaquille Mitchell and Korren Welch 13-11, 11-7, 11-7.
Joseph, Roopnarine and Wilson are in Guatemala competing in the under-15 and 19 divisions of a World Junior Circuit event this week.
Singles results (finals):
UNDER-21 (Girls') – A. Quashie bt C. Spicer 9-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-2, 11-4. Boys' – A. Roopnarine bt Andreus Abraham 11-5, 12-10, 11-6.
UNDER-18 (Girls') – C. Spicer bt B. Joseph 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 12-10. Boys' – A. Wilson bt A. Roopnarine 11-6, 11-9, 16-14.
UNDER-15 (Girls') – B. Joseph bt G. Latchman 11-9, 11-7, 11-4. Boys' – A. Wilson bt S. Mungal 11-7, 11-3, 11-8.
UNDER-13 (Girls') – J. bt C. Fong 11-5, 11-6, 11-6. Boys' – Daniel Henriques bt Kerron Welch 11-8, 11-5, 11-4.
UNDER-11 (Girls') – J. De Gannes bt Shaneekah Johnson 11-8, 11-4, 12-10. Boys' – Roberto Johnson bt Messiah Walcott 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 9-11, 11-4.
By Shammi Kowlessar
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