TT make decent water polo start

Four teams, namely the Under- 15 Male, Under-18 Male, Senior Female and the Senior Men, represented the host nation (Team TTO) on the opening day.

The tournament’s first match saw Puerto Rico dominating Jamaica 16-9 in the Under-18 Male category. Team TTO’s Under-15 Boys were evenly matches against the Bahamas and lost a close encounter 12-11, in their first round game of the best-of-five series. Ross Gillette scored three goals for the hosts while Everson Latchman and substitute Yannick Robertson scored two apiece in the losing effort. The local boys will be looking to level the series at 1:30 pm today.

Team TTO’s U-18 Male, looking to make a positive start to their campaign, thumped Barbados 24-8 in their opening match of the preliminary rounds. Chad Rowley led the offensive charge, scoring 11 goals in the process and Jean Luc Hinds contributed nine as Team TTO cruised to victory. Also getting on the scoresheet for Team TTO were Joshua Welsh and Jason Hackett, both ending with four goals.

In the other games contested, Cuba defeated Mexico 10-6 in the Open Senior Female category and Jamaica emerged victorious over Barbados 14-7 in the Open Senior Men’s.

Team TTO’s Senior Female team were set to battle Venezuela at 4pm, however, the match was rescheduled to 7:15pm, due to the Venezuelan team’s late arrival.

Team TTO’s Senior Men faced Cuba at the same time last evening as both games were being played up until press time.