United States-based T&T tennis ace Kamron Mc Intosh-Ross is set to make his official debut for the red, white and black at the Junior Davis Cup Tournament in El Salvador which serves off on February 4.
Mc Intosh-Ross will be among a strong T&T trio that includes Ebolum Nwokolo and Kyle Kerry that will compete for the right to be among the North, Central American and Caribbean Final to be held in Canada from April 25-27.
In El Salvador, the T&T players will find themselves up against Aruba, Barbados, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, St Lucia, Suriname, USA and the United States Virgin Islands (USVI).
Last year a star-studded TT team of Aidan Carter, Adam Ramkissoon and Liam Sheppard failed to live up to expectations, finishing sixth out of eight teams.
However, tennis fans can expect an improved finish this year with Mc Intosh-Ross eager to prove himself for T&T and his equally talented teammates set to make their marks. Mc Intosh-Ross delivered an almost unblemished campaign in the trials to select the boys' team, winning four of the five matches he played and losing just once for the top spot.
Nwokolo secured the runner-up position while Kerry claimed third despite having a similar record to Nwokolo with three wins and two defeats. The T&T boys team is being coached by Ivor Grazette, the ex-national standout.
Meanwhile, a strong T&T Girls team of Isabelle Abraham, Aalisha Alexis and Keesa Lee Young will contest the Junior Fed Cup tournament, carded for February 11-16 at the same facility in El Salvador. Unlike Mc Intosh-Ross, Abraham produced an unblemished record in the trials for the top spot in the six-woman group, while Alexis and Lee Young won four and three matches respectively for the right to represent T&T at the event.
T&T's team of Solange Skeene, Yin Lee Assang and Victoria Koylass also flattered to deceive at the Fed Cup last year finishing ninth out of 11 teams.