Chelsi Ward and Malika Davidson eased past Suriname's Sigourney Kame and Cabriella Bouterse, 21�13, 21�6, in their Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association Zonal NORCECA qualifiers, to seal their ticket to next year's Youth (Under-18) Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.Playing under sunny conditions at the scenic Maracas Bay, the T&T women, coached by Sean Morrison, won in 26 minutes.Speaking after Ward said the win was just rewards for the hard work put in by both players as well as their coaches and the dedication shown by their parents and supporters.Despite the loss in the decider, Kame and Bouterse will have another chance to get to China, but will need to qualify through the NORCECA second round qualifiers in Puerto Rico from December 4.
They will be joined by Barbadians Janina Mayers and Deandra Small who stayed in the hunt by easing past Cayman Islanders' Chante Smith-Johnson and Llean Powery 21�15, 21�11 in the losers draw final.Earlier, Mayers and Small swept past Jamaicans Lisanne Roofe and Tiomma Graham 21�14, 21�13, while Smith-Johnson and Powery battled past US Virgin Islands pair, Dinaja Dowdy and Shanice James 21�10, 21�23, 15�10 after trailing 8�10 in the final set.Meanwhile the Jamaican duo of Rojey Hutchinson and Shavar Bryan booked the lone available ticket for the Under-18 boys to the Games after beating Barbadians Andriy Stapleton and Ahkeem Mayers in their final 21�12, 21�12.
Despite losing the gold medal contest, Stapleton and Mayers are still in with a chance of getting to China next year, but must now compete in the second round next week.T&T's Kareem Moses and Marlon Phillips also kept their hopes of reaching China alive by winning the losers draw final over Bahamians, Gaege Smith and Rajhl Moxey 21�13, 23�21. They will also travel to Puerto Rico. Earlier in their one match semifinal playoff, Moses and Phillips brushed aside Suriname's Riano Gunther and Jonthan Zichem 21�5, 21�15 while Smith and Moxey overcame US Virgin Islands' Ajai Sweeney and Carlos Juan Rosa 21�17, 21�18.
Results
Women's final
Chelsi Ward/Malika Davidson (T&T) bt Sigourney Kame/ Cabriella Bouterse (Sur) 21�13, 21�6
Men's final
Rojey Hutchinson/Shavar Bryan (Jam) bt Andriy Stapleton/Ahkeem Mayers (B'dos) 21�12, 21�12
Losers Draw
Women's semifinal
Janina Mayers/Deandra Small (B'dos) bt Lisanne Roofe/Tiomma Graham (Jam) 21�14, 21�13
Chante Smith-Johnson/Lleann Powery (Cayman Islands) bt Dinaja Dowdy/Shanice James (USVI) 10�21, 23�21, 15�10
Final
Janina Mayers/Deandra Small (B'dos) bt Chante Smith-Johnson/Lleann Powery (Cayman Islands) 21�15, 21�11
Men's semifinal:
Gaege Smith/Rajahl Moxey (Bah) bt Carlos Juan Rosa/Ajai Sweeney (USVI) 21�17, 21�18
Kareem Moses/Marlon Phillip (T&T) vs Riano Gunther/ Jonathan Zichem (Sur) 21�5, 21�15
Final
Kareem Moses/Marlon Phillip (T&T) bt Gaege Smith/Rajahl Moxey (Bah) 21�13, 23�21
