Different Strokes win Smalta Junior Easter Squash Tournament

Apr 13, 2010 Sports

Guyana’s top junior players produced quite a show on Sunday in the final round of the 2010 Smalta Easter Team Tournament, at the Georgetown Club courts.
Jason Ray Khalil’s Different Strokes held off a surprisingly tough challenge from Be Aggressive, led by four-time Caribbean champion Keisha Jeffrey, to finish the tournament undefeated and take the title.
It was also a tight fight for second place with The Herd and Gravity Challenged going at it with the knowledge that a win would secure second and could possibly challenge for first if Different Strokes faltered.
After the first four matches were completed, the encounter was tied at 2-2, before Jason Van Dyk became the hero of his team by outlasting a determined Alysa Xavier 3-2.
South American Games bronze medallist Ashley Khalil led Run For Cover to a surprise win over Kayla Jeffrey’s Pit Bulls, with Joven Benn pulling off the stunning upset over Nyron Joseph in five brutal games.
In his closing remarks, Tournament Director Deje Dias thanked the sponsors Smalta through local distributors Ansa McAl for its continued support of the junior programme. He also thanked the coaches, players, parents and The Georgetown Club for making the tournament possible.
Matthew Phang was given the sportsmanship award, while Larissa Wiltshire was judged the most valuable player of the tournament.
Full results of last Sunday matches-
The Herd defeated Gravity Challenged 3-2
1st String – Alex Arjoon defeated Deje Dias 12/10 11/13 11/9 11/3
2nd String – Jason Van Dyk defeated Alysa Xavier 15/13 11/7 5/11 7/11 11/1
3rd String – Lee Fung-A-Fat lost to Ashley DeGroot 9/11 11/7 11/8 11/2
4th String – Larissa Wiltshire defeated Kristina Cheeks 11/3 11/4 11/7
5th String – Mahendra Khusial lost to Matthew Phang 16/14 13/15 10/12 11/3 13/11
Different Strokes defeated Be Aggressive 3-2
1st String – Jason Ray Khalil defeated Keisha Jeffrey 11/6 11/6 11/4
2nd String – Victoria Arjoon lost to Steven Xavier 11/7 4/11 11/8 5/11 5/11
3rd String – Jonathan Antczak defeated Akeila Wiltshire 13/11 11/8 9/11 11/7
4th String – Stefan John lost to Ricky Rodrigues 9/11 8/11 11/13
5th String – Taylor Fernandes defeated Riasoya Jodah 11/3 11/6 11/7
Run For Cover defeated Pit Bulls 3-2
1st String – Ashley Khalil defeated Kayla Jeffrey 11/4 13/11 11/8
2nd String – Joven Benn defeated Nyron Joseph 8/11 11/9 11/4 9/11 11/9
3rd String – Gabriel Fraser lost to Ben Mekdeci 8/11 14/12 11/8 9/11 9/11
4th String – Alec Melville lost to Patrick Fraser 11/2 7/11 8/11 8/11
5th String – Alexander Cheeks defeated Alexandra Phang 11/2 11/1 11/1
Final Standings
1st Place – Different Strokes
2nd Place – The Herd
3rd Place – Gravity Challenged
4th Place – Run For Cover
5th Place – Be Aggressive
6th Place – Pit Bulls

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