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Jamaica secures third gold at Cadet Table Tennis Champs

Jamaica won their third gold medal of the Cadet Table Tennis tournament at the National Arena, beating the Dominican Republic in the girls Under-11 doubles final on Wednesday. The team of Dana Prednergast and Shamoy Lamont defeated the Dominican Republic pair of Shary Munoz and Arianna Estrella in a thrilling five setter.

The 5th seeded Jamaicans served and smashed their way to a 9-11, 12-10, 2-11, 11-4, 11-6 win over the number one seed, the Dominican Republic. Earlier, Trinidad and Tobago took the mixed doubles Under-13 title, beating the Dominican Republic 3-2.

However, the Dominican Republic captured the Under-11 mixed doubles title. They also captured the boys Under-13 team title, defeating the Jamaicans in the final of that event. Jamaica's Under-13 girls finished 3rd in the Under-13 team championship.

The week-long competition takes a rest day on Thursday with the regional conference set to take place at the University of Technology.

 

 



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