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Low shines as Guyana battles mixed fortunes at CASA Senior C/ships
Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s veteran stalwart Robin Low delivered one of the standout performances of the latest round at the 2025 Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Senior Championships, securing a crucial 3–1 victory over the Dominican Republic’s Irving Vargas in the Men’s Veteran division.
Low, drawing on his trademark experience and composure, outplayed Vargas to keep Guyana’s veteran campaign on steady footing.
Mary Fung-a-fat in full flow during a pervious matchup of her 2025 CASA Senior Championship campaign.
However, fellow Guyanese veteran Regan Pollard endured a tougher outing, falling 3–0 to Gonzalo Tapiz in a result that stunned the home supporters.
In Men’s Individual action, Barbadian Khamal Cumberbatch overpowered Guyana’s Daniel Ince, sealing a commanding 3–0 (11–2, 11–7, 11–4) win. Ince, who showed flashes of resistance in the second game, will now shift his focus to the playoff for third place against Taylor Carrick.
Guyana found solace in the form of rising star Nicholas Verwey, who produced one of the day’s most composed performances with a clinical 3–0 win over Bermuda’s D’vario Thompson, taking the match 11–4, 11–6, 12–10. Verwey later faced a setback, bowing out 3–0 to Daniel Henderson.
Nicholas Verwey stumble to defeat in Men’s Individual division.
The previous day brought heartbreak for the home crowd as Guyana’s push for another women’s final appearance came to an abrupt end. Both Mary Fung-A-Fat and Ashley Khalil were knocked out in their respective semifinals, halting the country’s longstanding streak of finalists in the division.
Fung-A-Fat, aiming to return to the championship match, was defeated 3–0 by Barbados’ Megan Best, who delivered a polished and controlled performance with scores of 11–3, 11–8, 11–4. Despite a spirited second-game push, Fung-A-Fat could not unsettle the in-form Best.
Khalil, meanwhile, fell in straight games to Margot Prow, who dominated proceedings 11–7, 11–4, 11–0 to advance to the final.
The results mark the first time in several years that Guyana will miss out on a women’s finalist at the CASA Championships. However, Fung-A-Fat returned to the court yesterday in pursuit of a bronze medal in the Women’s division, while Ince contests the Men’s Individual third-place playoff.
Full details of yesterday’s evening matches will be featured in a subsequent edition of this newspaper.
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