But the hosts won the concluding showcase of the men’s under-18 final to end the tournament on a high.

Bolivian competitors completed a sweep of gold medals in the girls’ doubles under-14, under-16 and under-18 categories, as well as securing victory in the boys’ doubles under-16 event at the Ciudad Deportiva de Hatillo.

Five of the six finals were won in two straight games, but the boys’ under-18 final, between the home country’s ninth-seeded Pablo Freer and Tomas Sanchez and the sixth-seeded Ecuador pairing of Esteban De Janon and Juan Flores, kept the home crowd entertained for a longer period.

The match went to a tie-breaker, with Freer and Sanchez eventually coming out on top, 8-15, 15-6, 11-0.

In the boys' under-16 final, Hector Barrios and Adrian Jaldin of Bolivia defeated Nikhil Prasad and Timothy Hansen of the United States 15-11, 15-10.

The boys' under-14 title went to Mexico’s Luis Renteria and Jorge Gutierrez, who beat Ireland’s Daniel Hanrahan and Keelan O’Gorman 15-4, 15-6.

In the girls’ events, Bolivians Angelica Barrios and Valeria Centellas completed the  gold medal sweep by winning the under-18 final against Mexico’s third seeds Marifer Gutierrez and Anna Rivera 15-6, 15-8.

Bolivia had collected a first title in the under-14 section thanks to second seeds Valeria Miranda and Krystin Salinas of Bolivia, who beat Gisele Nieto and Angela Ortega of Mexico 15-8, 15-11.

They later won the under-16 event as Micaela Meneses and Camila Rivero beat the second-seeded Mexican pairing of Guadalupe Griffin and Ximena Martinez 15-5, 15-4.