Top seeds advance comfortably in latest GT&T National Senior Squash C/ships

Jun 27, 2008 Sports

After an unpredictable first night which produced numerous upsets at the GT&T sponsored National Senior Squash Championships at the Georgetown Club courts, the second round of the competition saw all the top seeds advancing to the next round.

In the Ladies competition Ashley Khalil and Tiffany Solomon set up a repeat of last year’s semi-final when they got past Kayla Jeffrey and Victoria Arjoon respectively.

The other semi-final will feature defending champion Keisha Jeffrey against the formidable Nicolette Fernandes, who overcame Mary Fung-A-Fat and Daina King respectively.

On the men’s side, the top eight seeds all advanced to the quarter-final stage without dropping a game.
The number one seed Kristian Jeffrey will take on the tricky Jerazeno Bell, while second seed Robert Fernandes is down to play two-time under-15 Caribbean champion Alexander Arjoon.

The other two quarter-finals will feather a resurgent former champion Regan Pollard against junior national Raphael DeGroot, and Oliver Downes will try to prevent Nicolette Fernandes from advancing to the semi-final.

The men’s quarters were fixed for yesterday while the semi-finals and finals of both categories will take place today and tomorrow evening respectively.

Results Wednesday:
Men’s Open Second Round –
Kristian Jeffrey defeated Juan Carlos Lazo 9/0 9/0 9/3
Oliver Downes defeated Deje Dias 9/1 9/4 9/6
Regan Pollard defeated Peter DeGroot 9/2 9/1 9/1
Jerazeno Bell defeated Damian Fernandes 9/4 9/2 9/2
Raphael DeGroot defeated Allan Downes 10/8 9/1 9/6
Nicolette Fernandes defeated Joe Mekdeci 9/1 9/1 9/0
Alexander Arjoon defeated Jason Ray Khalil 9/0 9/0 9/1
Robert Fernandes received a walkover from Luca Palazzotto

Ladies’ Open Quarterfinals –
Tiffany Solomon defeated Victoria Arjoon 9/1 9/6 10/8
Keisha Jeffrey defeated Mary Fung-A-Fat 9/5 10/9 9/3
Nicolette Fernandes defeated Daina King 9/2 9/1 9/0
Ashley Khalil defeated Kayla Jeffrey 9/4 10/8 9/3

Men’s Plate –
Stefan Jeffrey defeated Lee Fung-A-Fat 9/2 9/0 9/2
Jean-Claude Jeffrey defeated Jason Van Dyk 9/0 9/0 9/6
Nyron Joseph received a walkover Kiev Chesney
Ladies’ Consolation –
Lydia Fraser defeated Kristina King 9/6 9/6 2/9 9/6