The ICC Table Tennis Center in Milpitas, California played host to the USATT 2021 National U19 and U15 Team Trials. The demanding tournament concluded on Sunday, with the top four girls and boys in each event landing a spot on their respective national junior teams. Rachel Sung won first place among the Under 19 Girls. Sung will be more than capably backed up by Sally Moyland, Sarah Jalli, and Joanna Sung. The U19 Boys winner was Sid Karesh, with Nandan Naresh, Aziz Zarehbin and Jayden Zhou in hot pursuit. The top four finishers in the Under 15 Girls were Sally Moyland, Sarah Jalli, Emily Tan, and Faith Hu. Of the U15 boys, Nandan Naresh, Daniel Tran, Jenson Feng, and Darryl Tsao constituted the most fantastic four. While each of the sixteen teen titans has rightfully earned a spot on the roster, there remains the small matter of establishing the captains of each team. This matter will be settled by pure meritocracy at the 2021 US National Championships next month in Las Vegas. There, beginning July 4, the female and male winners of both age events (U15 and U19) will be automatically awarded captaincy of the corresponding national teams. This will provide extra incentive for those on the outside looking in, as well as those on the inside looking up.

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