TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S Kale Dalla Costa advanced to the finals of the Central American and Caribbean Tennis Confederation (COTECC) JITIC Under-14 boys singles in Guatemala on Thursday.

The TT athlete won his opening semi-final set 4-2 against Costa Rican Andres Gerdel but went down in the second set 2-4. Dalla Costa dug deep to pull off a nail-biting 14-12 win in the tie-break to secure a shot a gold.

In the quarter-finals, he cruised past Guatemala’s Jose Javier Lopez 6-2, 6-0 while TT’s Isaiah Boxill went down 0-6, 0-6 to Gerdel. Dalla Costa also beat Honduran Carlos Solis 6-3, 6-3 in the round of 16 while Boxill got past Guatemalan Jose Emilio Samayoa 6-3, 7-6(1).

Additionally, sixth seed Jordane Dookie advanced to the semi-finals of the girls division after recording a 6-3, 6-0 win over Karla Ching of Panama. Dookie also beat Libny Garcia of Guatemala 6-4, 6-1.

Meanwhile Brianna Harricharan missed out on a spot in the other girls final as she went down 1-6, 4-6 to Dominican Republic’s Analhy Guerrero. Harricharan however, progressed to the quarter-finals of the girls’ doubles with Bahamian partner Breanna Fergunson. They beat Miranda Bosch/Eliana Felix (Dominican republic) 6-4, 6-1.

Wong/Dookie also advanced via bye and will face Honduras’ Fiorella Garcia and Ana Li Banegas in their quarter-final bout while Harricharan/Fergunson go up against Costa Rican opposition.

In the boys doubles, Dalla Costa/Zachery Byng also meet Costa Rica in their next match while Boxill and Kayden Siewrattan clash with Honduras.

Additionally, TT lost 0-3 to Bermuda in the second Americas Group III game on Thursday. Ebolum Nwokolo lost the opener 6-7, 0-5 against Richard Mallory, Nkrumah Patrick was beaten 0-6, 0-6 by Tariq Simons and Patrick/Kamran Curtis Mcintosh-Ross were beaten in the doubles 6-7(6), 6-7(7).

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