ACTION on Friday at the Georgetown Club on the fourth day of play for the Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Championships did not disappoint.

The highlight of the night came from Abosaide Cadogan and Makeda Harding in a much-anticipated match which saw the two girls rumble from the first serve to the last. The first game saw Harding make her mark as she forged ahead after punishing rallies to take the lead 7-2.

Digging deep, Cadogan fought back to snap up four straight points to 6-7 eventually levelling 11-11 then 12-12, before Cadogan squeezed the next 2 to win 14-12. The next game could have been anyone’s as they traded shot for shot, drop for drop, drive for drive.

The crowd was wowed as passion ran high on the court and both girls proved formidable adversaries. Cadogan outplayed Harding to take away the second game 11-8.

Harding could not hold on in the final game as Cadogan asserted her dominance and finished the match with a surprising 11-5 for a three-love win over the previous Under-17 champion.

In another anticipated match, Boys’ Under-13 Mohryan Baksh showed improved form to beat James Mekdeci in a 3-1 win.

The first Girls’ Under-19 match of the tournament saw Sarah Lewis rout Aliyah Persaud 3-love, and in the Boys’ Under-15 an in-form Gianni Carpenter worked out Samuel Ince-Carvalhal in what has become known as a battle of the lefties. Ince-Carvalhal managed to secure a 3-love win, but Carpenter played a solid game almost catching the third game which went down to 12-10.

Daniel Islam and Shomari Wiltshire made light work of their opponents. They will face each other in the final today which promises to be an exciting day for Guyana Squash.

Today will be a full day, as the players work towards securing their ranking in the Junior Nationals.

The full list of Friday’s results:
Under-11 Boys
Shiloh Asregado battered Breno DaSilva 11-1, 11-0, 11-1.
Joshua Verwey beat Grant Fernandes 13-11, 11-8, 11-5.
Under-13 Girls
Beau Fernandes whipped Christiana Fernandes 11-6, 11-6, 11-2.
Under-13 Boys
Demetrius DeAbreu crushed Lucas Persaud 11-2, 11-1, 11-1.
Mohryan Baksh beat James Mekdeci 11-5, 4-11, 11-6, 11-7.
Ethan Jonas defeated Nicholas Verwey 11-9, 11-5, 11-7.
Under-15 Girls
Kirsten Gomes triumphed over Madison Fernandes 11-6, 11-6, 11-7
Abosaide Cadogan defeated Aliyah Persuad 11-8, 11-3 , 11-1.
Under-15 Boys
Samuel Ince-Carvalhal beat Gianni Carpenter 11-8 , 11-4, 12-10
Demetrius DeAbreu beat Zachary Persuad 11-5, 11-9, 11-3.
Under-17 Girls
Abosaide Cadogan beat Makeda Harding 14-12, 11-8, 11-5.
Under 17 Boys
Shomari Wiltshire trounced Osmond Mack 11-3 , 11-1 , 11-1
Daniel Islam thrashed Lucas Persuad 11-0, 11-3, 11-2..
Under-19 Girls
Sarah Lewis beat Aliyah Persuad 11-7, 11-8, 11-5