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US Closes PanAm Team Events with Gold and Bronze

(by Steve Hopkins)

Team USA 2023 PanAms

Mark Hazinski (Men’s Coach), Rachel Sung, Sid Naresh, Lily Zhang, Jishan Liang, Amy Wang, Nandan Naresh & Gao Jun (Women’s Coach)

 

On Saturday the US Women won their Semifinal Match over Brazil 3-0.  The Women then followed up that win with a 3-1 Gold Medal victory over Puerto Rico.  For TeamUSA’s Men, it was a narrow 2-3 loss to Canada on Saturday that left them with the Bronze.

In the Men’s Singles Semifinal, Canada began with a 3-0 win (Eugene Wang and Simeon Martin over Jishan Lang and Sid Naresh).  Canada’s Edward Ly then secured a 3-1 win over Nandan Naresh that gave Canada a 2-0 lead.  TeamUSA fought back with back-to-back wins with Jishan defeating Simeon Martin 3-1 and Sid Naresh defeating Edward Ly 3-1.  But Canada’s top player, Eugene Wang secured their win with a 3-1 score over Nandan Naresh.  Canada moved on – and eventually won Silver (after a loss to Brazil).  TeamUSA settled for Bronze.

TeamUSA’s Women were dominant in the Team event.  In the Semifinals, our gold-winning pair, Rachel Sung and Amy Wang won 3-0 over Brazil’s Bruna Costa and Giulia Takahashi. Lily Zhang then won 3-0 over Brazil’s top player Bruna Takahashi, and Amy Wang won 3-1 over Giulia Takahashi.  A quick 3-0 win over a very strong Brazilian squad.

TeamUSA’s Final against Puerto Rico was more of the same – a dominant performance.  In this team match it was TeamUSA that won Doubles.  Adriana Diaz then narrowly defeated Lily Zhang 3-2 to put Puerto Rico on the board.  However, singles wins by Rachel Sung (over Briana Burgos) and Amy Wang (over Adriana Diaz) gave TeamUSA the 3-1 win – and the Gold Medal.

2023 PanAm Women's Team Gold

Women’s Team Gold Medalists – Amy Wang, Rachel Sung, Lily Zhang, & Gao Jun

 

Women's Doubles Gold 2023 PanAms

Women’s Doubles Gold Medalists – Rachel Sung & Amy Wang

 

 

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