Toucan-Kraft Juniors Squash Tournament continues

May 31, 2024 Sports

Blake Edwards having to work hard against Jeremy Ten Pow in an exciting 5-game showdown.

Safirah Sumner, Rafael Brathwaite shine on Day Two

Kaieteur Sports – Day two of the Toucan/Kraft Mac and Cheese Juniors Skills Level Squash Tournament hit full swing Wednesday at the Georgetown Club with a packed lineup of 16 matches driving the 2024 tournament into its third day of competition.

Starting with the White Cheese division, Zoey McDonald and Tahani Munroe secured their second victories. McDonald decisively defeated Kristian Viapree in straight games, while Munroe outplayed Maxwell Viapree 11-7, 11-7, 11-4. Rafael Brathwaite overpowered Ella Fernandes, winning convincingly 11-4, 11-4 and 11-0.

In the Three Cheese division, Justin Goberdhan, Emily Fung-A-Fat, and Rylee Rodrigues made significant strides. Goberdhan continued his impressive run by beating Brenno Da Silva 3-1. Fung-A-Fat earned her first win of the tournament against Tiana Gomes with scores of 11-2, 11-2, 11-7, while Rodrigues triumphed over Malia Maikoo in straight games.

The Spiral division saw Blake Edwards and Jeremy Ten Pow engaging in an epic five-game battle, with Edwards emerging victorious 11-9, 3-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-6. Ethan Bulkan delivered a stellar performance against Demetri Lowe, ultimately winning 3-1. Safirah Sumner continued to dominate in junior squash, securing her second consecutive win in the tournament against Richard Rodrigues with scores of 11-4, 9-11, 11-5 and 12-10.

Some of the action on Day Two in the Toucan-Kraft Juniors Squash Tournament.

Continuing with The Cheesiest category, Michael Alphonso and Nickolas Verwey impressed with wins over Mohryan Baksh and Louis Da Silva, respectively.

While in Thick and Creamy division, Egan Bulkan overcame Matthew Daby 3-1, and Nijad Bacchus lost to Jacob McDonald in a tightly contested match, finishing 9-11, 1-11, 11-5, 13-11, 13-11.

Over in the Open-Original division, Jonathan Antczak had a mixed day with a win against Justin Ten Pow 3-1 and a loss to Kristen Gomes 3-2 later in the evening.

More exciting matches were contested yesterday, with further details and coverage to be featured in Saturday’s edition.

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