A number of Guyanese registered smooth opening round wins on the first evening of the inaugural BCQS International Masters Squash tournament at the Georgetown Club squash court last evening.
Former Caribbean junior champion Regan Pollard led the way with a clinical 3-0 win over Gregory Biddle in the lone male over 35 match of the evening.
Pollard, who is favoured to cop the title, hardly broke a sweat and took the match 11-1, 11-1, 11-0 over his fellow Guyanese.
Lydia Fraser, on the other hand, defeated her countryman Tian Edwards 11-2, 11-5, 11-5 to clinch her win in the over 35 ladies match up.
Guyanese Joe Mekdeci – a crowd favourite – was in championship mode as he looked switched on while downing Bajan Duane Burke 11-4, 11-2, 11-6 in their over-45 clash.
Meanwhile, President of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) David Fernandes went down to former Bajan national player Marlon White, who defeated the Guyanese 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-2.
The tournament continues today.
More results:
Over-65 male category Group B: Orson Simpson of Barbados defeated Tony Farnum of Guyana 11-6, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5
Over-65 male category Group A: Douglas Beckford of Jamaica was defeated by Errol Pilgrim of Barbados 5-11, 12-10, 12-10, 9-11, 7-11
Over-55 male category:
Narendra Singh of Guyana defeated Wayne Alphonse of Guyana 11-5, 11-3, 11-9
Sanjay Amin (Guyana) defeated Lloyd Fung–A–Fat (Guyana) 4-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-7
Mark Sealy (Barbados) defeated Diego Perdomo (Guyana) 11-3, 11-5, 12-10
