Guyana ladies make clean sweep against Bermuda

THE Guyana ladies got off to a very good start in defending their title after taking Bermuda down 5-0, when their battle in the team competition of the Caribbean Senior Squash Championships began yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago. Ladies singles third-place winner Ashley Khalil and the Wiltshire sisters Akeila and Larissa were all victorious in their matches while the other two matches, scheduled for the day, saw Guyana gain walkovers.
Two-time former Caribbean junior champion, Khalil, took a straight-sets win against Grace Eddy (11-3, 11-0, 11-3). Akeila took a similar score against Meagan Jackson (11-3, 11-6, 11-7), as did Larissa who overwhelmed Morgan Lightborne (11-6, 11-0, 11-6).
The women will play the Trinidad ladies, today, as they continue on the road to clinching their fourth consecutive title.
In other good news, former Caribbean champion Richard Chin, Alex Arjoon and Kristian Jeffrey, arrived in Trinidad just in time to give the Guyana men’s team a much needed boost, following the injury of star player Sunil Seth.
The men’s team open their bid for the title when they face the Jamaica team early today, before opposing the Cayman Islands team later this evening.
Meanwhile, the Guyana veterans team fared somewhat better in their second matches of the team competition, coming up just one win short of an upset against the defending veteran’s team champions. In the day’s matches Ramon Chan-A-Sue defeated Don Benn 11-3, 11-9, 11-7 in the men’s 40-and-over category.
In the men’s 60-and-over category Alwyn Callender outplayed Leon Truss 5-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8. The good fortune did not extend to Joe Mekdeci who lost 0-3 against Mark Sealy, and Juanita Fernandes who also lost 0-3 against Lynn McLeod.
Guyana play OECS today.