GSA/Digicel Farfan and Mendes Junior Christmas team tournament…Team Minions Crowned 2015 Champions

Dec 07, 2015 Sports

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Team Minions were crowned champions of the Farfan and Mendes Junior Christmas Squash Team Tournament on Sunday when they narrowly edged team Rising Stars at the Georgetown Club. Makeda Harding, Lucas Jonas, Daniel Islam, Aliyah Persaud and Mikhail Persaud were the victors for the champions as they edged team Rising Stars 5-4 on aggregate. With team Rising Stars relegated to second, Team Avengers had to settle for third place.

In an important match for Team Minions under-15 player Makeda Harding pulled off her first victory over under-17 player Rebecca Low in a solid 3-1 performance. Harding’s clean sweep of matches earned her the Most Outstanding Girl Award, while Shomari Wiltshire copped the male prize with a 3-0 victory over Alexander Cheeks.
Nyron Joseph ensured he finished his Junior Squash Career on a high note with a 3-1 victory over Ben Mekdeci, who threatened to pull off an upset when he won the second set, and took the third one to deuce, before conceding that set, and the following two. Joseph completed a fine Junior career this year with both the National Junior and National Senior titles, the first time a male player has done so since Roger Arjoon, and the first time for any player since Nicolette Fernandes, as noted by senior squash pundits.
Aliyah Persaud, awarded the prize for the Most Improved Girl, completed a sweep of her opponents with a 2-0 win over Mohryan Baksh, while Most Improved Boy Daniel Islam completed a win over his twin Anthony in an emphatic 3-0 fashion, although both players fought gamely throughout the tournament.
Meanwhile, in action from Friday, there was more success for team Minions, and team Tornadoes. Lucas Jonas of Team Minions pulled off an impressive victory over Team Avengers’ Gianni Carpenter as he recovered from being 2-0 down to win 3-2, sealing victory with a 13/11 finish in the last game.
Makeda Harding showed her improving prowess by defeating her male counterpart Jael Gaskin 3-1 to round out another successful night for team Minions. Shomari Wiltshire kept the hopes of team Avengers alive with a determined performance to defeat Daniel Islam. Islam raced to a two game lead, before narrowly losing the third 11/8, after which Wiltshire sealed the match emphatically with 11/5, 11/4 sweeps of the last two games.
Alexander Cheeks recovered from a first match loss to beat Matthew Phang 3-1 capping off an improved night of performances for team Tornadoes, who also benefited from victories by Samuel Ince-Carvahal, Michael Ramroop and Jason Gomes.  Taylor Fernandes fought gamely to win a game 11/8, but in the end could not pull off an upset win over her more robust male counterpart Alec Melville as he powered to a 3-1 win for team Bungatuffies.
The event marked the end of another successful year for local squash and the Guyana Squash Association, in collaboration with its corporate sponsor Digicel.
Results from Friday:
· Lucas Jonas beat Gianni Carpenter 3-2 (8/11, 2/11, 13/11, 11/9, 13/11)
· Isabella Ramjohn beat Noah Rahaman 2-0 (11/3, 18/16)
· Kamir Khan beat Haley Carpenter 2-1 (8/11, 11/5, 11/7)
· Alec Melville beat Taylor Fernandes 3-1 (11/2, 11/5, 8/11, 11/7)
· Alexander Cheeks beat Matthew Phang 3-1 (9/11, 11/8, 11/4, 12/10)
· Michael Ramroop beat Maya Collins 3-1 (11/9, 8/11, 12/10, 11/9)
· Shiloh Asregado beat Christiana Fernandes 2-0 (11/1, 11/3)
· Georgiana Fernandes beat Liam Carpenter 2-1 (11/8, 7/11, 11/7)
· Jason Gomes beat James Mekdeci 2-0 (16/14, 11/8)
· Samuel Ince-Carvahal beat Ethan Jonas 3-0 (11/5, 11/5, 11/3)
· Kirsten Gomes beat Abosaide Cadogan 3-0 (11/8, 11/4, 11/4)
· Aliyah Persaud beat Nechemiyah Levans 2-0 (11/8, 11/8)
· Demetrius DeAbreu beat Madison Fernandes 3-0 (11/4, 11/8, 11/8)
· Shomari Wiltshire beat Daniel Islam 3-2 (10/12, 11/13, 11/9, 11/5, 11/4)
· Makeda Harding beat Jael Gaskin 3-1 (11/2, 11/4,9/11, 11/7)
Complete Final Day Results
· Nyron Joseph beat Ben Mekdeci 3-1 (11/8, 8/11, 12/10, 11/4)
· Daniel Islam beat Anthony Islam 3-0 (11/2, 12/10, 11/3)
· Makeda Harding beat Rebecca Low 3-1 (7/11, 17/15, 11/5, 11/6)
· Lucas Jonas beat Dominic Collins 3-0 (11/5, 11/5, 11/4)
· Aliyah Persaud beat Mohryan Baksh 2-0 (11/2, 11/7)
· Michael Alphonso beat Demetrius DeAbreu 3-2 (11/7, 11/1, 3/11, 9/11, 11/8)
· Nathan Rahaman beat Haley Carpenter 2-1 (8/11, 11/2, 11/7)
· Mikhail Persaud beat Mashal Allicock 2-1 (11/3, 13/15, 11/9)
· Louis DaSilva beat Noah Rahaman 2-0 (11/7, 11/1)
· Madison Fernandes beat Abosaide Cadogan 3-2 (3/11, 10/12, 11/6, 11/8, 11/9)
· Shomari Wiltshire beat Alexander Cheeks 3-0 (11/8, 11/9, 11/8)
· Michael Ramroop beat Jael Gaskin 3-2 (11/6, 11/6, 6/11, 5/11, 12/10)
· Kamir Khan beat Liam Carpenter 2-0 (11/6, 11/3)
· Samuel Ince-Carvalhal beat Gianni Carpenter 3-0 (11/5, 11/7, 11/4)
· Christiana Fernandes beat Isabella Ramjohn 2-0 (11/4, 11/9)
· Chad DeAbreu beat Teija Edwards 2-1 (11/4, 7/11, 11/8)
· Larissa Wiltshire beat Taylor Fernandes 3-0 (11/8, 11/8, 11/7)
Most Improved Girl: Aliyah Persaud
Most Improved Boy: Daniel Islam
Most Outstanding Girl: Makeda Harding
Most Outstanding Boy: Shomari Wiltshire

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