GUYANA enjoyed a spectacular day at the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships in the Cayman Islands, securing four impressive gold medals and eight podium finishes.

On Tuesday, Kaylee Lowe, Louis DaSilva, and sisters Alexis and Avery Arjoon were the stars, each claiming top honors in their respective categories.
Kaylee Lowe, the top seed in the Girls’ Under-15 category, delivered a commanding performance in her final. She swept aside the Cayman Islands’ Kaylee Pierre in straight games, clinching the gold with a dominant 11-3, 11-1, 11-2 victory.

Further success in the girls’ events came from the Arjoon sisters. Alexis Arjoon triumphed in the Girls’ Under-11 final, dominating Barbados’ Danielle Benn with a comfortable 3-0 victory (11-2, 11-5, 11-3). Her sister, Avery Arjoon, added to Guyana’s gold haul in an all-Guyanese Girls’ Under-17 final, defeating Emily Fung-A-Fat 11-4, 11-2, 11-1.
The Boys’ Under-19 final provided the day’s most dramatic contest, with Louis DaSilva emerging victorious after a thrilling five-set battle against Trinidad and Tobago’s top seed, Seth Thong. DaSilva held his nerve through a back-and-forth encounter, clinching the gold medal with an 11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 11-13, 11-9 scoreline.

While gold eluded them, Zion Hickerson and Ethan Bulkan secured hard-fought silver medals in their respective finals. Hickerson was defeated by Savante’ Padmore of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Boys’ Under-11 final, while Bulkan fell to Bermuda’s Mason Smith in the Boys’ Under-13 category.
Justin Ten Pow also earned a silver medal, losing to Barbadian Ben Shepherd in the Under-15 final.

In an all-Guyana affair in the Girls’ Under-13 Plate final, Tehanie Munroe staged a remarkable comeback. After dropping the first two sets, Munroe rallied to defeat Zoey McDonald 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-2, showcasing impressive resilience.

The focus now shifts to the doubles competition, with the team championships set to conclude the event on Saturday when Guyana will aim to build on its successes.