The Pan American Championships started Tuesday in Santiago (CHI) with large fields contesting all five events. The top seeds:
∙ Men’s Singles:
1. Kanak Jha (USA, pictured)
2. Marcelo Aguirre (PAR)
∙ Men’s Doubles:
1. Vitor Ishiy/Eric Jouti (BRA)
2. Marcelo Aguirre/Alejandro Toranzos (PAR)
∙ Women’s Singles:
1. Mo Zhang (CAN)
2. Adriana Diaz (PUR)
∙ Women’s Doubles:
1. Alicia Cote/Mo Zhang (CAN)
2. Yue Wu/Lily Zhang (USA)
∙ Mixed Doubles:
1. Kanak Jha/Yue Wu (USA)
2. Brian Afanador/Adriana Diaz (PUR)
The tournament continues through Sunday; look for results here.