Alex Arjoon, Jojo Mekdeci, and the Khalil siblings among winners on day two

Jul 07, 2023 Sports

GSA/Guinness Senior’s Squash Championships

Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) National Senior Championship has commenced on July 4th at the Georgetown Club Courts (GTC) situated on Camp Street. On Wednesday, the second day of the competition witnessed twenty exhilarating matches. Prominent players, such as Joseph ‘Jojo’ Mekdeci, Samuel Ince-Carvalhal, Steven Xavier, Avinash Oditt, Ashley, and Jason Ray Khalil, among others, delivered exceptional performances.

Day two featured one Women’s Veteran match, three Women’s draws, fourteen Men’s draws, and two Men’s Over-50 category matches.

Samuel Ince-Carvalhal (left) in action against Regan Pollard.

The opening match between Mary Fung-A-Fat and Avery Arjoon ended with a 3-0 victory in favor of Mary. In the other Women’s draw matches, Ashley de Groot caused an upset by defeating Emily Fung-A-Fat with scores of 11-1, 11-1, and 11-1. Akeila Wiltshire emerged victorious over Victoria Arjoon with scores of 11-6, 11-7, and 11-5. Caribbean squash queen Ashley Khalil dominated former U19 female star Kirsten Gomes with a three-game to nil victory. The lone Women’s Veteran clash between Lydia Fraser and Tian Edwards resulted in Fraser triumphing in a 3-0 encounter.

In the Men’s Over-50 Veterans division, Brian Yong claimed his second win against Narendra Singh, with a match score of 3-0 in favour of Yong. Shortly after, the experienced Joseph Mekdeci defeated Rob Edwards with a score of 3-1, ultimately winning 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, and 11-2.

Moving on to the Men’s division, U19 star Louis Da Silva secured an 11-2, 11-2, and 11-4 victory over Reagan Rodrigues in his first match of the 2023 seniors tournament. However, Da Silva later suffered a loss to Jerazeno Bell with scores of 11-4, 12-10, and 14-12. Jason van Djik fell short against Shomari Wiltshire with scores of 11-2, 11-4, and 11-6, while Samuel Ince-Carvalhal and Regan Pollard provided an entertaining match before Carvalhal secured a 3-0 victory.

Alex Arjoon in full-stretch as he evades losing points to Peter de Groot.

Meanwhile, highly ranked Alex Arjoon outplayed Peter de Groot with a match score of 11-6, 11-1, and 11-7. While, Michael Alphonso comfortably secured his second win over Mohryan Baskh with a 3-0 victory. Nicholas and Josh Verwey, as well as Demetrius DeAbreu, also claimed victories on day two of the competition.

Steven Xavier triumphed for the second time against Deje Dias with scores of 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, and 11-8. Miguel Wong and Avinash Oditt both commanded victories over Nandishraj Singh and Justin Ten Pow, respectively, with identical scorelines of 3-0. Lee Fung-A-Fat later defeated Reagan Rodrigues, while Jason Ray Khalil easily overcame Jonathan Antczak in the final match of the evening, securing a convincing 3-0 victory.

The excitement continued yesterday at the same venue with day three action.

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Ashley, Avinash Oditt, Joseph ‘Jojo’ Mekdeci, Samuel Ince-Carvalhal, Steven Xavier

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