Mac & Cheese Junior Skill Set Squash tournament
WITH rain pounding on the roof of the National Racquette Centre (NRC) on Woolford Avenue, national U-15 Squash and Badminton competitor Ethan Bulkan was among the winners on night three of the Mac & Cheese Junior Skill Set Squash tournament last Thursday.
The 13-year-old Queen’s College student defeated his older opponent, Justin Goberdhan, 11-5, 11-5, 11-4.
The crafty Bulkan, who played a key role in his school’s Squash Club being formed, displayed impressive tenacity and excellent use of the court.
Bulkan, with silver medals in Junior CASA and Junior Pan-Am games, demonstrated an array of brilliant shots to dominate the match from start to finish with superior Squash skills.
Gorberdhan had his moments to impress, but they were few and far apart.
His best performance was in the first game, when he scored two quick points from powerful drives, which Bulkan failed to retrieve.
But the talented Bulkan would up the ante with a series of well-placed shots off the glass to win 11-5.
Gorberdhan would only manage nine points in the next two games to lose the second game, 11-5, and the next one, 11-4.
The match between Tehani Munroe and fellow QC player Kristian Viapree was very entertaining and showed the level of improvement of the School’s Squash Club in under 10 months on the court.
Munroe showed her speed across the court and won her first two games 11-7, 11-9.
Viapree increased the intensity of his play in the third game and matched Munroe shot for shot in battle.
But Monroe played with great determination, falling flat on the floor as she dived full length to keep the ball in play.
Viapree and Munroe were engaged in an epic finish with both players tied at 10-all. It was game point when Viapree pushed Munroe to 13-13, and he looked set to take the match into a fourth game.
However, it was Munroe who would win the game and match 15-13.
Results:
Alexa Maikoo def. Ethan Bisshun 11-9, 11-9, 11-6
A – The Cheesiest
Ethan Bulkan def. Justin Goberdhan 11-5, 11-5, 11-4
A – The Cheesiest
Zachary Persaud def. Kaylee Lowe 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4
Tyler Rahaman def. Skai Sukhai 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-5
A – The Cheesiest
Blake Edwards def. Jibril Alli 11-5, 11-3, 11-9
A – The Cheesiest
Egan Bulkan def. Daniel Lowe 11-6, 11-1, 11-3
A – The Cheesiest
Brenno Da Silva def. Safirah Sumner 11-5, 11-3, 11-7
Eva Thakurdin def. Safeena Guptar 11-9, 11-2, 11-8
B-Spiral
Azaria Proffit def. Jude Gobin 11-8, 6-11, 11-6, 11-2
B- Spiral
Alex Arjoon (Demerara-Mahaica) def. Louis Da Silva 11-4, 11-2, 11-6
B – Spiral
Nijad Bacchus def. Ella Fernandes 11-2, 11-7, 11-5
B – Spiral
Aaran Sargeant def. Ethan Ramsaran 12-10, 12-10, 11-7
B -Spiral
Nyela Glasgow def. Averi Simon 11-3, 11-3, 11-8
C Three Cheese
Nicholas Mohamed def. Zahara Belle 11-2, 11-8, 11-6
C Three Cheese
D – Thick and Creamy
Zoey McDonald def. Nidal Bacchus 11-8, 11-8, 12-14, 11-8
D – Thick and Creamy
Aderemi Simon def. Danté Atkins 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-7
D – Thick and Creamy
Darren Dublin def. Zain Alli 11-1, 11-9, 11-1
Tehani Munroe def. Kristian Viapree 11-7, 11-9, 15-13
Malia Maikoo def. Jacob McDonald 11-1, 11-2, 11-3
E – White Cheddar
Jadah Hughes def. Aries Sukhnandan 11-8, 11-8, 11-6
E – White Cheddar
Zayne SAMI def. Gabrielle Jeune 11-3, 11-8, 11-1
E – White Cheddar
Krystal Sami def. Ana DaSilva 11-4, 11-6, 11-3
F – Sharp Cheddar
Paige Mendonca def. Giovanni Grant 10-12, 11-4, 11-5, 11-4
F – Sharp Cheddar
Sydney Cummings def. Zendaya DeFreitas 11-4, 11-6, 11-8
F – Sharp Cheddar
G – Original
Tiana Gomes def. Maxwell Viapree 11-6, 15-13, 6-11, 8-11, 11-8
G – Original
Layla Rahaman def. Alex Bisshun 13-11, 11-6, 11-8
