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Wiltshire siblings outstanding in Kraft Toucan Industries Junior Skill level Tournament
The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its corporate
sponsor Digicel is holding the Kraft Toucan Industries Junior Skill level tournament its first Junior tournament for 2016 at the Georgetown Club Inc. courts. Play continued yesterday on Friday night at the Georgetown Club Inc. courts with matches in eight categories.
On Friday, Category A again proved to be the grouping which provided the main upsets. Larissa Wiltshire followed in her brother’s footsteps when she defeated Alec Melville in three competitive games 11/4, 11/9, 12/10. Shomari Wiltshire proved that his win the previous night against Alec Melville was no fluke as he out-dueled Taylor Fernandes in a marathon five game match.
Meanwhile, play continued yesterday morning at the Georgetown Club Inc. courts with matches in eight categories.
In Category A Benjamin Mekdeci dropped his first game of the tournament in his match against Taylor Fernandes when he lost the third game but still won 11/6, 11/4, 9/11, 11/5. Larissa Wiltshire ensured that she would not be one of the victims of her younger brother Shomari when she defeated him in four games 11/6, 11/5, 6/11, 11/8. Alec Melville bounced back from two successive defeats when he won a hard four game match against Alex Cheeks 11/8, 6/11, 11/8, 11/4.
In the lone match in Category B Makeda Harding defeated Maya Collins 11/9, 11/1, 11/9.
Category C produced another thrilling battle when Gianni Carpenter edged Ethan Jonas three games to two. Gianni won the first game 11/6 but dropped the second game 9/11. He won the third game 11/7 but lost the fourth 11/8. However, he was a comfortable winner in the fifth game 11/3. Ethan Jonas bounced back from this loss to then defeat Dominic Collins 11/9, 5/11, 11/3, 11/7. Samuel Ince-Carvahal had two victories in the morning session firstly beating Demetrius De Abreu 11/1, 11/1, 11/2 and then disposing of Michael Alphonso 11/7, 11/4, 11/5.
In Category D Abosaide Cadogan recovered from her loss the previous evening to Madison Fernandes, to upset front runner in the group Kirsten Gomes, who prior the this had not lost a match in the tournament. Kirsten won the first game 11/3 and then the second game 12/10 but Abosaide took the third game 11/3, and then the fourth 11/5. Abosaide then comfortably won the fifth game 11/3. Madison Fernandes then defeated Aliyah Persaud 11/5, 11/7, 11/6.
Results of all of Saturday morning matches were as follows:
Category A
Benjamin Mekdeci beat Taylor Fernandes 11/6, 11/4, 9/11, 11/5
Larissa Wiltshire beat Shomari Wiltshire 11/6, 11/5, 6/11, 11/8
Alec Melville beat Alex Cheeks 11/8, 6/11, 11/8, 11/4
Category B
Makeda Harding beat Maya Collins 11/9, 11/1, 11/9
Category C
Gianni Carpenter beat Ethan Jonas 11/6, 9/11, 11/7, 8/11, 11/3
Ethan Jonas beat Dominic Collins 11/9, 5/11, 11/3, 11/7
Samuel Ince-Carvahal beat Demetrius DeAbreu 11/1, 11/1, 11/2
Samuel Ince-Carvahal beat Michael Alphonso 11/7, 11/4, 11/5
Gianni Carpenter beat Demetrius DeAbreu 11/3, 11/0, 11/6
Category D
Abosaide Cadogan beat Kirsten Gomes 3/11, 10/12, 11/3, 11/5, 11/3
Madison Fernandes defeated Aliyah Persaud 11/5, 11/7, 11/6
Category E
Mohyryan Baksh beat Haley Carpenter 11/6, 11/8
Kamir Khan beat Nathan Rahaman 11/7, 11/7
James Mekdeci beat Kamir Khan 11/6, 5/11, 11/8
Category F
Chad DeAbreu beat Liam Carpenter 12/10, 11/8
Category G
Teija Edwards beat Giovanna Dos Santos 11/7, 11/5
Jacinta Adams beat Beau Fernandes 11/8, 11/5
Category I
Malia Maikoo beat Grant Fernandes 11/9, 11/9
Noah Rahaman beat Malia Maikoo 11/6, 12/10
The tournament concludes today at the Georgetown Club courts starting at 10.00am when the final set of games are scheduled to be held.
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