Name: Navindra Persaud
Age: 14
Local titles won: Two (last in 2013)
Experience for Guyana; Guyana 2013, USA 2015, 2016
Category competing in: Under 15 singles, doubles, mix doubles and team
Style of play: Right hand defense
Strengths: Serves, ball control and backhand
School: Queen’s College Secondary
Goals: “I hope to represent my county well and play to the best of my ability. I would also like to win the tournament.”
Name: Kyle Edghill
Age: 17
Local titles won: 12 (in ten years)
Experience for Guyana; Dominican Republic 2006, Jamaica 2011, Trinidad and Tobago 2014, Canada 2015
Category competing in: Under 18 singles, doubles, mix doubles and team
Style of play: Left hand offense
Strengths: Attacking push, strong backhand and forehand
School: Mae’s Secondary
Goals: “My main focus is to collect the team’s under18 title and continue to hold the under 18 boys doubles title and make something happen in the singles”
Name: Abigale Martian
Age: 13
Local titles won: 12 (last in 2016)
Experience for Guyana: Dominican Republic 2013, Jamaica 2015, 2016, USA 2016
Category competing in: Under 15 singles, doubles, mix doubles and team
Style of play: Right hand all rounder
Strengths: Looping
School: St. Mary’s High school
Goals: “I want to do much better than I did last year.”
Name: Dhaneah Persaud
Age: 9
Local titles won: One – 2017
Experience for Guyana; Jamaica 2016, USA 2016
Category: Under 15 singles
Style of play: Right hand offense
Strengths: Looping
School: Mae’s Primary
Goals: “I want to play hard to reach the finals and win the tournament.”
Name: Yeudistir Persaud
Age: 14
Local titles won: 10 (last in 2016)
Experience for Guyana; Guyana 2013, USA 2015, 2016
Category competing in: Under 15 singles, doubles and team
Style of play: Right hand offense
Strengths: Looping
School: Mae’s Secondary
Goals: “I just want to be victorious and win each category.”
Name: Tirishatha Sample
Age: 16
Local titles won: Two
Experience for Guyana: International debut
Category competing in: Under 18 singles
Style of play: Right hand defense
Strengths: Forehand
School: Central High School
Goals: “I not sure about winning but I just want to do my best.”
