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Bank of Bermuda Foundation Junior CASA 2008…Guyanese girls secure three individual titles
Guyanese lasses ensured that their will return home with three of the individual titles on offer following the conclusion of the singles segment of the Junior Caribbean Squash championships being contested in Bermuda.
Keisha Jeffrey overcame her twin sister in the Girls under-17 final in a tough three sets, Mary Fung-a-Fat had a much easier time in beating teammate Ashley DeGroot in straight sets, while Victoria Arjoon brushed aside Emma Keane of Bermuda also in an easy three sets.
The Jeffrey girls pulled out all the stops as they battled ‘tooth and nail’ digging deep into their ever improving arsenal to outdo each other. But it was Keisha who gained the eventual edge to claim the title, battling through the first two sets 10-8, 10-8, the having an easier final set 9-4.
Fung-a-Fat breezes past DeGroot 9-0, 9-0, 9-2, while Arjoon rolled over her Bermudian opponent 9-0, 9-1, 9-2.
In the under-19 department, Guyana’s Daina King fought off a determined challenge to beat Samantha Hennings of the Cayman Islands in a labourious five setter 9-5, 6-9, 0-9, 9-3, 10-8 for the third place.
The Guyanese players will now look ahead to the team contest as they aim to combine their individual talents to upstage the other teams for the team title.
Final Results July 14, 2008
Boys Under 19
Final
Robert Maycock (BER) def Joe Chapman (OECS) 10-8, 9-2, 9-4
3rd – 4th
Jake Kelly (CAY) def Bruce Burrowes (JAM) 9-2, 9-5, 9-5
5th – 6th
Raphael DeGroot (GUY) def Ryan McConvey (CAY) 9-1, 9-1, 9-5
7th – 8th
Adrian Dyer (T&T) def Kevin Ross (T&T) 9-3, 9-2, 9-0
Boys Under 17
Final
Cameron Stafford (CAY) def Alex Arjoon (GUY) 9-4, 9-1, 8-10, 9-4
3rd – 4th
Oliver Kear-Downs (GUY) def Kale Wilson (T&T) 8-10, 7-9, 9-6, 10-8, 9-5
5th – 6th
Kristian Mulddon (BER) def Micah Franklin (BER) 9-4, 9-0, 9-8
7th – 8th
Deje Dias (GUY) def Chris Stout (BER) 10-8, 9-2, 9-7
Boys Under 15
Final
Kevin Hannaway (OECS) def Noah Browne (BER 9-4, 9-4, 9-2
3rd – 4th
Mandela Patrick (T&T) def Abhishek Singh (GUY) 9-4, 7-9, 9-6, 9-7
5th – 6th
Matthew Mackenzie (BAR)def Nicholas Cameron (CAY) 9-4, 9-3, 6-9, 9-7
7th – 8th
Laird Simmons (BER) def Stefan Joseph (OECS) 3-9, 0-9, 9-5, 9-6, 10-8
Boys Under 13
Final
Nku Patrick (T&T) def Jake Mahfood (JAM) 9-1, 10-9, 3-9, 5-9, 9-1
3rd – 4th
David Mullings (JAM) def D’Varion Thompson (BER) 9-5, 9-6, 9-3
5th – 6th
Nyron Joseph (GUY) def Julian Morrison (JAM) 9-5, 10-8, 9-6
7th – 8th
Jean Claude Jeffrey (GUY) def Stewart St. John (BAR) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Girls Under 19
Final
Kerrie Sample (T&T) def Cheri-Ann Parris 5-9, 9-4, 7-9, 9-5, 9-5
3rd – 4th
Daina King (GUY) def Samantha Hennings (CAY) 9-5, 6-9, 0-9, 9-3, 10-8
5th – 6th Playoff
Amy Gillezeau (T&T) def Tessa Martin (T&T) default
Girls Under 17
Final
Keisha Jeffrey (GUY) def Kayla Jeffrey (GUY) 10-8, 10-8, 9-4
3rd – 4th
Brooke Burrowes (JAM) def Kelly Barnes (BER) 9-2, 7-9, 9-3, 6-9, 9-3
5th – 6th
Rachel Barnes (BER) def Lauren Mahfood (JAM) 9-3, 9-0, 2-9, 2-9, 9-7
7th – 8th
Jessica Scott (T&T) def Emily Bones (T&T) 9-3, 9-2, 9-1
Girls Under 15
Final
Mary Fung-a-fat (GUY) def Ashley DeGroot (GUY) 9-0, 9-0, 9-2
3rd – 4th
Justine Anderson (JAM) def Emily Farah (T&T) 9-4, 10-8, 9-1
5th – 6th
Jessica Perkins (JAM) def Talia Abdool (T&T) 9-2, 9-4, 9-7
7th – 8th
Asha Gibbs (BAR) def Kalina Brownes (OECS) 9-2, 9-0, 9-1
Girls Under 13
Final
Victoria Arjoon (GUY) def Emma Keane (BER) 9-0, 9-1, 9-2
3rd – 4th
Charlotte Knaggs (T&T) def Mary Mahfood (JAM) 9-3, 7-9, 9-7, 9-6
5th – 6th Playoff
Erika Sorentino (OECS) def Madeline Rose (BER) 9-6, 9-2, 9-7
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