The Guyana contingent attending the XIX Pan American Junior Badminton Championships put on an impressive performance on the opening day at the Pebelon de Tennis de Mesa, Parque del Este in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Guyana recorded four comfortable victories and suffered one loss so far in the tournament that ends Thursday.
Priyanna Ramdhani defeated Cindy Rodriguez (DR) – 21/8 and 21/9 in the Girls Under-11 Singles; Narayan Ramdhani defeated Isaac Lopez (DR) – 21/9 and 21/8 in the Boys Under-13 Singles while Noel Shewjattan lost to Ecuador’s E.Zambrano Solano.
In the Under-11 mixed doubles the combined team of Priyanna Ramdhani and Jamaica’s Jourdan Hydol-Smith defeated the number three seeded pair of Matthias and Michelle Lai of the USA.
Narayan Ramdhani then teamed up with Jamaica’s Ester Reynolds to defeat Danny De La Cruz (DR) and Trinidad’s Ralista Wong.
The competition begins at 9am daily with 17 teams vying for top honours.