Bounty Farm Ltd Handicap squash Tournament 2016

Feb 13, 2016 Sports

Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its corporate sponsor Digicel

Taylor Fernandes at full stretch against Alex Melville at the GT Club on Thursday night. (Sean Devers photo)

2016 season is underway with its customary Bounty Farm Ltd Handicap Squash Tournament at the Georgetown Club Inc. courts and day 3 continued with several exciting and closely fought matches.
In the Open category, defending champion Jason Ray Khalil (-25) easily overcame his handicap in the first game against Brian Yong (+9) only conceding one point, however he was made to fight harder in game two losing just five. Final scores were 15 – 9, 15 – 13. National champion Nyron Joseph (-20) defeated veteran player Dennis Dias (+10) in two close games, scores were 15 – 13, 15 – 14, while former national champion Regan Pollard (-14) disposed of Ryan Rahaman, only conceding a total of ten points winning 15 – 10, 15 – 13. Raphael De Groot (-12) had two nail bitters against Satesh Singh (+7) winning both games at sudden death 15 – 14, 15 – 14.
Leading the fight for the plus players who are still left in the tournament are Theron Mohabeer, Joe Mekdeci, Jonathan Hohenkirk and Taylor Fernandes. Joe Mekdeci (+4) easily defeated Lucozade handicap tournament winner Peter Michael De Groot (-10) 15 – 13, 15 – (-3), while Taylor Fernandes (+5) had to come from one game down before being victorious against fellow junior national player Alec Melville (-2) 12 – 15, 15 – 12, 15 – 9. Theron Mohabeer (+7) had an epic battle with national player Ashley De Groot (+3). After losing the first game 10 – 15, he was down match ball at 11 – 14, then staged a remarkable comeback to win the second

Raphael DeGroot (left) on the attack against Satesh Singh on Thursday night. (Sean Devers photo)

game 15 – 14 and then the third game 15 – 8. Jonathan Hohenkirk (+7) defeated veteran player Henry Jeffrey (+10) 15 – 13, 15 – 10.
In category A, Samuel Ince-Carvahal (-8) dropped the first game before storming back to dispose of Jason Gomes (+5) 14 – 15, 15 – 11, 15 – 9. Kirsten Gomes (+5) easily defeated Georgiana Fernandes (+8) 15 – 9, 15 – 5 while Madison Fernandes (+5) brushed aside Nathan Rahaman (+10) with the loss of only five points 15 – 7, 15 – 8.
Results of the other matches played on the evening were as follows:
Category A
Shiloh Asregado (+12) defeated Beau Fernandes (+12) 15 – 6, 10 – 15, 15 – 10
Nechemiyah Levans (+9) defeated Aliyah Persaud (+7) 15 – 14, 14 – 15, 15 – 13
Mashal Allicock (+11) beat Grant Fernandes (+13) 15 – 5, 15 – 5
Christiana Fernandes (+13) beat Malia Maikoo (+13) 15 – 13, 15 – 13
Open Category Plate
Nicholas Narain (-16) beat Connor Allen (+12) 15 – 14, 15 – 12
Steven Xavier (-4) beat Medhi Ramdhani (+7) 15 – 13, 9 – 15, 15 – 13
David Fernandes (+10) beat Maya Collins (+11) 15 – 14, 15 – 9
Daniel Islam (+7) defeated Dominique Dias (+10) 15 – 6, 15 – 13

Steven Xavier (left) battles Medhi Ramdhani on Thursday night. (Sean Devers photo)

Timothy Jonas (+10) defeated Andrea King (+10) 15 – 9, 8 – 15, 15 – 6
Jonathan Antczak (+9) beat Robert Hiscock (+10) 15 – 13, 15 – 13
Stephan Jeffrey (+6) beat Johan Da Silva (+10) 15 – 12, 15 – 14
Matches are continuing in all of the categories.

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