Guyana eliminated from quarter-finals in U15, U19 mixed doubles

A scene from the mixed doubles quarter-final clash between the Guyanese pair of Jonathan Van Lange/Thuraia Thomas (right) and the Jamaican duo of Joel Butler/Kelsey Davidson in the CRTTF Junior Championship

Guyana was eliminated at the quarter-final stage in both the U19 and U15 Mixed Doubles section, when the Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Junior Championship continued on Thursday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

In the U19 division, the combination of Jonathan Van Lange/Thuraia Thomas lost to the Jamaican duo of Joel Butler/Kelsey Davidson 7-11, 7-11, and 9-11.

Similarly, Malachi Moore/Jasmine Billingy lost to the Dominican Republic combination of Alexander Perez/Yesmeily Guerrero 7-11, 9-11, and 4-11 at the same juncture. In the earlier round of 16 stage in the U19 section, Van Lange/Thomas defeated Jamalli Mauge/Mikah Stroude of Trinidad and Tobago 11-9, 11-4, and 11-3. In the prior round of 16 stage for the U15 pool, Moore/Billingy defeated Gari Whyte/Karecia Peterkin of Jamaica 11-4, 11-7, and 11-4.