Cook Islands table tennis player Louisa Manico had a blinder at the table tennis teams competition yesterday.
The 17-year-old and her fellow team mates, two being her older sisters Nekeaere and Travel, faced a tough Solomon Islands team.
Manico won all three of her matches beating Solomon Islands Lydra Ta’ake 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 first up.
She continued her winning trend against Mary Sutamauri (11-2, 11-6, 11-9) and Connie Sifi (11-5, 12-10, 11-4).
Her older sister Nekeaere also registered a win against Mary Sutamauri only dropping one game 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 11-1.
The youngest team member Ana Pere (14) had very tough and close matches but was edged out in all three of her games.
The youngster was certainly disappointed but with her supportive team rallying around her she kept her head up and looks forward to the remainder of the teams event and next week’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles event.
The local girls have yet to register a team win but they are still staying positive. - Matariki Wilson: Cook Islands News
Last Modified on 26/09/2009 06:45