THE National Junior Squash Team which will depart Guyana in batches for this year’s Nagico & Interpath Junior CASA Tournament which is scheduled for the Tortola Sports Club in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) from June 30 to July 6, met the Media yesterday at the Georgetown Club.
For the first time since 2007, Junior CASA will be held in the BVI and it is expected to see the best juniors from Guyana, Barbados, Jamaica, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, St Vincent and Grenada participating.
An injury to Josh Verwey is blow for Guyana since Verwey is the top U-17 Squash player locally.
Josh Verwey will travel with the team but will not play. Shiloh Asregado will spearhead the U-17 division. Despite this setback the GSA is confident the Boys will give a good account of themselves.
President of the GSA David Fernandes informed that 95% of the players have reached the fitness standard and thanked the sponsors for their continued support and the Government of Guyana for the use of the facility at the National Racket Centre.
ENET’s Head of Mobile Robert Hiscock and Value 4 U Inc Sales Manager Sharon Bryan also give short speeches.
The strength of team to be the boys and good performances are expected from under-19s; Nicholas Verwey, Mikey Alphonso, Louis DaSilva and Mohrayan Baksh while good the boys Under 13 and Under 11 categories.
Guyana’s U-13 players are the Bulkan siblings. Ethan and Egan Bulkan are presently involved in the National Juniors singles Badminton tournament at the National Gymnasium.
The multi-talented nine-year-old Zion Hickerson is representing Guyana in the U-11s. He has represented Guyana in Table Tennis, Tennis and squash.
Safirah Summer will captain the Girls team while Nicholas Verwey will spearhead the boys team.
KFC Sadia Strand, GOA, EZONE- E-Couriers, ENET, Value 4 U are the sponsors.
Guyana won the CASA junior title for unpresented 12 consecutive times under coach Carl Ince until Barbados broke that streak in 2016. Last year Guyana finished second to Barbados.
Guyana Team:
Girls U-11& 13: Zoey McDonald, Tehani Munroe, Alexis Arjoon
Girls U-15: Avery Arjoon, Emily Fung-a-Fat, Keylee Lowe
Girls U-17: Safirah Summer, Rylee Rodrigues, Malia Maikoo
