TWO former Caribbean champions suffered losses on the second night of the Guyana Squash Association/Digicel-sponsored National senior championships which will continue this evening at the Georgetown Club courts.

Andrea King who was pitted against up-and-coming star Taylor Fernandes on Thursday evening won a close first game 12-10 and the second a lot easier at 11-7.
Spectators began to sense an upset and with the score at 9-9 in the third game, that seemed definitely to be on the cards, but Taylor held her nerve and won this game 11-9.
By this time, King was totally exhausted and Taylor won the fourth game 11-5 and then the fifth 11-1 to complete a remarkable come-back victory.
Another former junior champion Tiffany Solomon was also not successful in her match-up against fellow hockey player Alysa Xavier.
Solomon won a long, first game 13-11 but Xavier bounced back to win the second game 11-9 then took the third game 11-8.
Solomon, however, fought to the end but Xavier was too strong and won the fourth game 12-10.
Kathy Ten-Pow was the only successful player on the night of the former Caribbean champions, as she took care of Junior Under-15 champion Rebecca Low in straight games 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 as Ten-Pow’s experience paid dividends during crucial points of the rallies.
Larissa Wiltshire won her match against fellow national junior player Sarah Lewis but was made to work hard to win the third game. Wiltshire won 11-4, 11-2, 12-10.
In the Men’s Open category, overseas-based former Caribbean champion Richard Chin took to the court and won easily over Haopei Yang 11-1, 11-2, 11-6.
Former Men’s national champion Regan Pollard was made to work hard by junior national player Alec Melville but eventually won 11-9, 11-3, 11-9.
The match of the night in the Men’s draw featured former national junior player Oliver Kear-Downes against Nicholas Narain.
Narain won the first game 11-9 and then the second 11-7. Kear-Downes then started to come into his own and won the third game 11-5 and at 10-8 in the fourth, it looked as if the match would go into the fifth game but this was not to be as Narain was able to squeeze through 14-12.
In other results, Nyron Joseph beat Ian Mekdeci 11-7, 11-1, 11–5, Deje Dias thrashed Robert Hiscock 11-1, 11-3, 11–9, Jason Ray Khalil demolished Antonio Joseph 11-3, 11-0, 11–0 and Ben Mekdeci whipped Joshua Abdool 11-6, 11-1, 11–5. All were Men’s Open matches.
In the Veterans Over-50 category, Mike Atherly upstaged Robin Low 11-3, 11-3, 11-3
In the Men’s Open Plate, Jamaal Douglas received a walkover from Dustani Barrow
Play continues today with quarter-final matches in the three unfinished categories from 18:00hrs. Alwyn Callender has already won in the Veterans Over-50 category.