Britton, Van Lange advance in men’s singles

Guyana’s Shemar Britton and Jonathan Van Lange yesterday advanced to the next round of the singles competition at the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador but the men and women’s teams were eliminated Thursday night in the team events.

Britton, who has been impressive so far, gained a walkover from Luis Medina of Honduras in their round of 54 clash while Van Lange defeated Costa Rica’s Alejandro Montoya 11-9, 8-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7 and 11-8.