Chung takes silver in Under-21 t-tennis final

RHEANN CHUNG took the silver medal in the women’s Under-21 singles as the 43rd Caribbean Seniors Table Tennis Championships entered its final day yesterday at the University of Science and Technology, Kingston, Jamaica. According to team delegate Stanley Hunte, the U-21 and veteran categories were hastily added to the competition’s agenda yesterday. The bespectacled Chung battled valiantly to the end against Venezuelan Maria Mata, but lost the five-setter 11-2, 11-8, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9.

Trinidad and Tobago team coach Stephen Wade also took up the racquet to compete in the veterans, but secured a bronze medal after he was eliminated in the “semis”. Up to press time yesterday, the French-based was battling Olga Villa in the “semis” with the winner meeting Wu Xue from the Dominican Republic in last night’s final. Chung’s stepfather and 1998 men’s singles champ Dexter St Louis was also expected to face Roberto Britto of Venezuela in his “semis”, after sweeping past Venezuelan Jonathan Pino 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 12-14, 11-9 on Thursday night.