U.S. places in four events at Mexican International Challenge
- September 6, 2021
- 9:27 pm
On the final day of the I Mexican International Challenge 2021 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, the U.S. had a mixed doubles and men’s doubles pair competing in the finals.
Vinson Chiu and Jennie Gai represented the U.S. in mixed doubles against Mexico’s No. 1 seed Luis Armando Montoya Navarro and Vanessa Karmine Villalobos Vazquez. Chiu and Gai emerged victorious with 21-17 and 21-18 wins to claim the mixed doubles title.
Enrico Asuncion and Vinson Chiu represented the U.S. in men’s doubles against Mexico’s No. 2 seed Job Castillo and Luis Armando Montoya Navarro. The U.S. players would fall 16-21 and 14-21 to claim the runner-up spot.
The U.S. also had two semifinal finishers with Jennie Gai in women’s singles and Nicole Frevold and Katelin Ngo in women’s doubles.
Click here for the results of the finals. Click here for the full U.S. results.
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