Zhang Mo prevents U.S. sweep at ITTF North America Cup

Zhang Mo, 26, prevented a U.S. sweep in the 2015 ITTF Canadian Junior & Cadet Open and the ITTF North America Cup, winning the women’s singles title in the latter in Markham, Ontario, Canada. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Zhang Mo successfully defended her ITTF North America Cup title, defeating the top seed from the U.S., Lily Zhang, 11-3, 11-1, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Currently a student at the University of California, Berkeley, Lily Zhang is the first American to medal at an international Olympic-level event (a bronze in singles at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games) and part of the first North American team to win a world junior medal (the U.S. girls won the bronze at the 2014 World Junior Table Tennis Championships). Zhang’s junior world teammates – Angela Guan, Crystal Wang and Prachi Jha – all competed at the 2015 Canadian Junior & Cadet Open earlier in the week, won by Guan. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Lily Zhang is also the subject of a table tennis documentary currently making the film festival rounds, “Top Spin,” which also featured fellow U.S. national champions Michael Landers and Ariel Hsing. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Amy Wang (pictured) lost to Lily Zhang in the semifinals. 11-3, 11-3, 8-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-9. Wang earned third place after defeating Judy Hugh, 13-11, 11-8, 11-9. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Judy Hugh, the fourth-place finisher at the 2015 ITTF North America Cup. (photo by Kwai Chan / Meniscus Magazine)