THE flamboyant pair of Ashley Khalil and Ashley DeGroot produced an imperious exhibition of high-class Squash on Wednesday night to beat the Barbadian combination of Amanda Haywood and Sumairaa Suleman and take a third consecutive women’s doubles gold at the ENet Senior Caribbean Championship.

In a pulsating contest, the Guyanese ladies produced an immaculate performance on the recently constructed ‘Doubles’ Court at the National Racquet Centre in Georgetown.

Demonstrating superb fitness and excellent shot selection, Khalil and DeGroot teamed up to beat the Bajan duo 11-3, 11-9, showing liking to this particular category by adding a gold medal to the one won in Jamaica in 2022 and the Cayman Islands last year.
After drawing the bye in the opening round, the local lasses had an impeccable showing in their Wednesday morning semi-final.

The pair exuded confidence and in a destructive display, defeated the Jamaican pair Mia Todd and Mehar Trehan in straight sets.
Their achievement was made even sweeter because the pair again proved that they are the best female Squash players in the doubles format in the Caribbean by capturing their third gold at home.

The newly constructed Doubles Court can now facilitate international competition here, since it is comparable to many overseas Squash facilities.
In the past, Guyanese touring contingents were forced to do their doubles preparation on ‘Singles’ court in local tournaments.

Before the Wednesday afternoon’s sessions commenced, there was an ‘Official’ opening ceremony with the nations in attendance