Doubles Success
MIXED
Ramon Gulla and Jeremai Orachel Watanabe combined to beat colleagues Samuel Saunders and Rayna Arurang in the Mixed Doubles final (11-3, 11-6, 11-5), having ousted the Pohnpei duo of Leonard James and Cheryl-Ann Freeman in the semi-finals (11-6, 12-10, 11-8).
In the counterpart semi-final Samuel Saunders and Rayna Arurang accounted also caused the hosts pain. They beat Antonio Tom and Elnie Madaky (11-4, 11-4, 9-11, 9-11, 11-6).
MEN's and WOMEN's
Gold and bronze in the Women's Doubles event for Palau, in the Men's Doubles it was gold and silver.
Ramon Gulla and Samuel Saunders beat Melcho Beckwin and Nena George at the final hurdle; the former having overcome the Marshall Islands pairing of Collin Erasrik and Keno Kuma in the semi-finals (11-6, 12-10, 12-10), the latter having defeated Guam's Arman Burgos and Norby Ocampo at the same stage (11-8, 11-2, 11-8).
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Last Modified on 06/08/2014 08:49