The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Smalta Easter Junior Team tournament came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday evening at the Georgetown Club courts as Power House tenderised their opponents to walk away as champions.
The Assassins upset Mitochondria through outstanding play from rising star Alexander Cheeks who came from one game down to depose Matthew Phang for the first time and giving his team the much needed win which enabled them to catch front runners Power House and forcing a tie with the two sides having three wins and one loss.
But it was Power House who managed to hold on for the championship by virtue of having won 12 matches compared to the Assassins ten.
Gangsters managed to take third place with two wins and one tie, while Mitochondria and Kungfu Pandas ended up in fourth and fifth respectively.
There were also two special prizes which were voted on by the five team captains. Remy Rodrigues received the sportsmanship award while Lydia Alphonso was voted the most valuable player.
This was the juniors’ last warm up tournament before the much anticipated national championships, scheduled for next month, after which the national squad will be trimmed in order to intensify training for the Caribbean championships in July.
Listed below are the results in full from Saturday’s finals.
Assassins defeated
Mitochondria 3-2
1st String – Nicholas Narain lost to Keisha Jeffrey 11/5 0/11 8/11 3/11
2nd String – Ryan DaSilva lost to Steven Xavier 9/11 9/11 6/11
3rd String – Jason Van Dyk defeated Akeila Wiltshire 11/4 11/4 11/5
4th String – Alexander Cheeks defeated Matthew Phang 6/11 11/9 11/7 11/4
5th String – Alexandra Phang receive a walkover from Immanuel Barker
Gangsters defeated
Kungfu Pandas 3-2
1st String – Mary Fung-A-Fat lost to Kayla Jeffrey 9/11 12/10 6/11 8/11
2nd String – Victoria Arjoon defeated Lee Fung-A-Fat 11/2 11/5 11/7
3rd String – Ricky Rodrigues defeated Nicholas Peters 11/6 11/7 11/3
4th String – Kristina Cheeks defeated Taylor Fernandes 11/9 11/2 12/10
5th String – Adesina Trim gave a walkover to Lydia Alphonso
Final Standings
Winners – Power House
1st String – Nyron Joseph
2nd String – Alysa Xavier
3rd String – Remy Rodrigues
4th String – Patrick Fraser
5th String – Travis Whitehead
Second place – Assassins
1st String – Nicholas Narain
2nd String – Ryan DaSilva
3rd String – Jason Van Dyk
4th String – Alexander Cheeks
5th String – Alexandra Phang
Third place – Gangsters
1st String – Mary Fung-A-Fat
2nd String – Victoria Arjoon
3rd String – Ricky Rodrigues
4th String – Kristina Cheeks
5th String – Adesina Trim
