Adam Alves created the biggest upset of the annual Bounty Farm handicap squash tournament Thursday night when he ousted top seed Nyron Joseph in straight games at the Georgetown Club Squash Courts.
Joseph, with a minus 22 handicap, lost to Alves, plus seven, 11-15, 12-15 as the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its corporate sponsor Digicel, commenced its season opening tournament.
According to a press release from the GSA, veteran player Dennis Dias (+10) continued his good run with a hard-fought victory over Mike Atherly(+10) 13 – 15, 15 – 8, 15 – 7 while top junior players Daniel Islam and Alex Cheeks both secured straight set wins over their opponents.
Daniel Islam (+3) defeated Johnathon De Groot (+11) 15 – 10, 15 – 12 while Alex Cheeks (+3) beat Theron Mohabeer (+7) 15 – 6, 15 – 11.
Deje Dias (-2), the only player left in the Open category with a minus handicap defeated Johan Da Silva (+10) 15 – 13, 15 – 13.
In category A defending champion Samuel Ince-Carvahal (-8) had a straight sets win over James Mekdeci (+7) 15 – 12, 15 – 14 while Madison Fernandes (+5) was a comfortable winner over Zachary Persaud (+7) 15 – 3, 15 – 5. Kirsten Gomes (+5) was also an easy winner over Louis Da Silva (+9) 15 – 6, 15 – 5 while Abosaide Cadogan (+5) won against Nicholas Verwey (+10) 15 – 6, 15 – 7.
Results of the other matches played Thursday evening are as follows:
Open category
Javid Rahaman (+5) beat Narendra Singh (+10) 15 – 12, 15 – 12
Stephen Persaud (+9) beat Dominique Dias (+12) 8 – 15, 15 – 13, 15 – 11
Taylor Fernandes gained a walkover from Medhi Ramdhani
Category A
Osmond Mack (+11) beat Beau Fernandes (+11) 15 – 6, 15 – 7
Noah Rahaman (+13) beat Javed Saul (+13) 15 – 10, 15 – 14
Liam Carpenter (+10) defeated Isabella Ramjohn (+12) 15 – 6, 15 – 8
Aliyah Persaud (+7) beat Jahcinta Adams (+11) 15 – 10, 15 – 7
Lucas Persaud (+13) beat Ashani Persaud (+13) 15 – 9, 15 – 8
Jason Gomes (+7) defeated Teija Edwards (+11) 15 – 7, 15 – 6
Haley Carpenter (+10) beat Nathan Rahaman (+10) 15 – 10, 11 – 15, 15 – 8
Dhiven Persaud (+13) beat Christiana Fernandes (+13) 15 – 8, 15 – 8
Chad De Abreu (+10) defeated Malia Maikoo (+13) 15 – 8, 15 – 6
Mohyryan Baksh (+7) beat Mikhail Persaud (+10) 15 – 6, 15 – 7
Open category plate
Sarah Lewis (+10) defeated Andrea King (+10) 15 – 14, 10 – 15, 15 – 12
Jonathan Antczak (+7) beat Patrick Fraser (+5) 15 – 10, 15 – 5
Douglas De Groot (+7) beat David Fernandes (+10) 15 – 12, 15 – 10
Joe Mekdeci (+4) beat Juanita Fernandes (+13) 15 – 12, 15 – 12
