Double wins for Bulkan on night two

By Calvin Chapman
The Woodpecker Products-sponsored Guyana Squash Association (GSA) National Junior tournament continued on Tuesday night at the Georgetown Club squash courts for the second evening of play when Ethan Bulkan ended the night with two wins.

A total of 12 matches were played and Bulkan snared two in the under-13 boys’ category with similar wins against Kaiden Alli in three straight sets 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 and again against Matthew Daby (11-4, 11-3, 11-2).

In the other boys’ under-13 match of the night, Justin Ten Pow also swept Jacob McDonald 11-2, 11-2, 11-1.

In the sole under-11 boys’ match of the night, Zion Hickerson defeated Jibril Alli 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8).

Two matches were contested in the under-15 boys’ category, in the first, Justin Goberdhan came from being two sets down to beat Nicolas Sawh 3-2 in arguably the most entertaining match of the night (5-11, 8-11, 11-3, 13-11, 13-11).

Avian Wade and Blake Edwards had another five-set thriller in the second under-15 match. Both players were hungry for the win but Wade eventually overcame Edwards 16-14 in the decisive match. The scores read 10-12, 11-8, 4-11, 11-3, 16-14.

The girls’ under-15 category saw Jnae Singh brushing aside Tiana Gomes 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-4) while Kaylee Lowe earned a good 3-1 (11-3, 11-5, 10-12, 12-10) win against Emily Fung A Fat in the other game in the category.

In the boys’ under-17 division, Josh Verwey eased past Demetri Lowe 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-2), Louis Da Silva got success in similar fashion against Chad De Abreu (11-2, 11-0, 11-3) and Shiloh Asregado swept Jeremy Ten Pow 11-1, 11-6, 11-3.

In the lone under-19 match of the night, Kirsten Gomes won her match against Safirah Sumner in straight sets (11-2, 11-4, 11-2).

The tournament continues every night this week with matches during the day and Saturday, with the final set for Sunday afternoon; all at the Georgetown Club squash court.