Mauthoor, Montes Silver Bowl champs

UMAIR MAUTHOOR and Natalie Montes, both of Arima Hawks, won the men’s and women’s crowns at the Silver Bowl table tennis tournament, held at the Jean Pierre Complex, Mucurapo, Port-of-Spain.

Mauthoor knocked off clubmate and national king Reeza Burke 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 14-12 in the men’s decider while Montes dethroned Shelly-Ann Wilson of D’Abadie Youths (vying for her fourth straight title) 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5. In the men’s semi-finals, which was contested earlier in the evening at the Jean Pierre Complex, Mucurapo, the teenaged Mauthoor eliminated 2002 singles champ Trinmar’s Kevin Redhead 11-3, 6-11, 6-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-3. The bespectacled Burke squeezed past Anthony Brown of Solo Crusaders 8-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-9, 8-11, 7-11, 13-11. Mauthoor relinquished his boys title after a 11-5, 8-11, 11-3, 6-11, 10-12, 11-9, 12-10 defeat at the hands of Aaron Edwards from Woodbrook Gladiators. D’Abadie’s Kerry-Ann Noreiga claimed the vacant girls crown after a come-from-behind 11-9, 8-11, 3-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-5 triumph over Conquerors’ Priya Ramcharan.