Mixed day for TT at CAREBACO event

Lee will have his work cut out as he lined up to face second ranked Soren Opti (Suriname) while Cuban-born Guzman locked horns with Bajan Monyata Riviera in both semi-finals.

In their respective quarter-final bouts on Friday night, Lee got past Kenneth Anglin (Jamaica) 21-18, 21-15 and Guzman remained on course for another regional crown by defeating second seed Katherine Wynter 21-9, 21-6.

However, Men’s Singles top seed and Trinidad and Tobago representative, Nicholas Bonkowsky was upset by the unranked Jamaican Samuel O’Brien Rickets 21-19, 21-14 and thus did not advance to last night’s semi-final round. Similarly, local female Avril Plaza Marcelle was also ousted in her quarter-final meeting as she went down 21-4, 21-16 to Bermary Altagarcia Polanco Munoz of Dominican Republic.

Meanwhile, TT’s two Men’s Doubles teams bagged semi-final spots while Lee/Guzman also achieved the same in the Mixed Doubles. Naim Mohammed/Rahul Rampersad beat Surinamese pair Quinten Kertotiko/ Kevin Yao Lin Zou 21-9, 21-17 while Allistair Espinoza/Lee ousted Aruban duo Kevin Dijkhoff/Gio Lo A Njoe 21-6, 21-7. In the Mixed version, Guzman/Lee beat the host nation 2-0 followed by another win 2-1victory over Suriname. In the Women’s Doubles though, Guzman/ Marcelle were out after the first round, losing 21-14, 21-11 to Suriname’s Santusha Ramzan/Priscila Tjitrodipo. All semi-final matches served off after press time last night