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Kool-Aid Junior Easter Tournament Day Three…Wiltshire wins again, Collins progresses to 3-0

Apr 01, 2012 Sports

Ten-year-old Maya Collins did not disappoint on night three of the Kool-Aid Junior Easter Tournament at the Georgetown Club’s squash facility when she claimed her third straight win, while Shomari Wiltshire continued to impress and gained win number two in his category.
Collins survived a mild scare in category F when Anthony Islam sought to take revenge for his twin brother Daniel who Collins had defeated in straight games on opening night.
Although he lost his first two matches of the tournament including the encounter against his brother, nine-year-old Anthony Islam brought his A-game on Thursday night and stole the first game from Collins 12/10. It was the first game that Collins had lost during the tournament. But Collins was determined not to allow Islam to snap her win streak and after leveling the match with aclose 11/8 victory in game two, Collins took that momentum into the third game to sink Islam 11/7.
Lucas Jonas knocked off Sarah Lewis in a three game thriller 11/6, 3/11, 11/6 treating her to the taste of defeat for the first time this tournament.
Meanwhile, prodigious player Shomari Wiltshire, who quickly became the talk of the tournament when he defeated an opponent seven years his senior, secured his second upset win of the tournament. This time Wiltshire completeda 3-1 victory against 13-year-old experienced campaigner Matthew Phang. The eight-year-old son of former national player Garfield Wiltshire, recovered from a close defeat in the first game [10/12], to win the next three games 11/4, 11/8, 11/8. Shomari is now the only undefeated player remaining in category D in the skill level tournament that was sponsored by Toucan Industries.
Justin Gomes emerged triumphant after enduring a grueling five-game duel against Alexandra Phang. Steven Xavier opted to play all three of his matches on the same day and finished with a 1-2 record. Xavier was forced to play all five games to beat Ashley deGroot, before Caribbean under 15 champion, Nyron Joseph pushed him to his breaking point. After losing 2-3 to Joseph, Xavier put up less resistance to Jason Ray Khalil who easily disposed of him in straight games [11/4, 11/4, 11/9].
Today will be the finals for the tournament which will be followed by the presentation of prizes during the closing ceremony. The Kool-Aid Junior Easter tournament is the second tournament of the year held by the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its number one corporate sponsor Digicel Guyana, and has attracted 29 competitors. Following the tournament, the GSA is expected to shortlist a squad of juniors to begin training for the Caribbean Junior Squash Championships.
Thursday’s results:
Category A
Jason Ray Khalil defeated Steven Xavier 11/4, 11/4, 11/9
Steven Xavier defeated Ashley DeGroot 11/5, 7/11, 11/7, 6/11, 11/8
Nyron Joseph defeated Steven Xavier 11/3, 8/11, 8/11, 11/7, 11/8
Category D
Shomari Wiltshire defeated Matthew Phang 10/12, 11/4, 11/8, 11/8
Category E
Lydia Alphonso defeated Savannah Mendes 11/4, 10/12, 11/2, 11/2
Justin Gomes defeated Alexandra Phang 11/7, 11/4, 8/11, 5/1, 11/9
Category F
John Phang defeated Makeda Harding 11/2, 11/3
Maya Collins defeated Anthony Islam 10/12, 11/8, 11/7
Lucas Jonas defeated Sarah Lewis 11/6, 3/11, 11/6
Daniel Islam defeated Zachary Persaud 11/8, 11/3

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