Rainforest Waters Nat Squash C/ships… Defending Champ Alex Arjune advance to Semis -Wiltshire, Khalil light up the Court in Men’s Open clash

Jul 01, 2018 Sports

Alex Ajoon (left) plays a back hand drive against Damion Da Silva on Friday night.

The match of the night on Friday in the 2018 Rainforest Waters Senior National Squash Championships at the Georgetown Club was defiantly the game between Jason-Ray Khalil and top junior player 15-year-old Shomari Wiltshire who displayed a high standard and entertaining Squash.
In an action packed and riveting encounter Khalil won the first game 11 – 6. The second game went back and forth with Wilshire having two game balls at 10 – 9 and again at 12 – 11, but Khalil eventually prevailed 14 – 12.
The high intensity displayed in the second game appeared to take effect on both lads but the South Paw Wilshire looked the more tired of the two and Khalil galloped to easy 11-2 third game win to take the entertaining.
A good turn-out which included veteran Radio Broadcaster Ron Robinson watched as Defending champion Alex Arjoon beat former Junior Caribbean champion Damian Da Silva in three straight games.
Arjune won the first game 11-4 before Da Silva fought back gamely but could not prevent Arjune from prevailing 11-8 in the second game before finishing the match in destructive fashion; winning the third game 11-1.
Friday Night’s action also saw matches in the four quarter -finals in the Men’s Open, the lone remaining Women’s quarter final match and matches in the Men’s Veterans, Men’s Plate and Women’s Plate.
The top four seeds in the men’s Open draw all progressed in straight games to the Semi-finals which were scheduled for last night.
In the night’s opening game, Number 2 seed Richard Chin defeated Robert Fernandes 11 – 6, 11 – 6, 11 – 5, while former National champions Nyron Joseph got the better Regan Pollard by a comfortable margin of 11 – 6, 11 – 5, 11 – 6.
The final Women’s quarter final saw junior players Abosaide Cadogan and Sarah Lewis battling each other with Cadogan even

Kirstin Gomes (right) and Madison Fernandes in Friday Night’s action at the GT club. Kirstin Gomes (right) and Madison Fernandes in Friday Night’s action at the GT club.

tually winning 11 – 3, 11 – 6, 11 – 3.
The match up in the men’s semi-finals will see defending champion Arjoon taking on Khalil, while No 2 seed

Shomari Wilshire (foreground) battles Jason Khalil on Friday night.

Chin comes up against Joseph.
In the Women’s semis, Mary Fung-A-Fat will battle Abosaide Cadogan and Ashley Khalil will face-off with Taylor Fernandes in what is anticipated to be riveting encounters.
Results for Friday Evening’s matches:
Men’s Open
Alex Arjoon beat Damian Da Silva 11 – 4, 11 – 8, 11 – 1
Richard Chin beat Robert Fernandes 11 – 6, 11 – 6, 11 – 5
Jason-Ray Khalil beat Shomari Wiltshire 11 – 6, 14 – 12, 11 – 2
Nyron Joseph beat Regan Pollard 11 – 6, 11 – 5, 11 – 6
Women’s Open
Abosaide Cadogan defeated Sarah Lewis 11 – 3, 11 – 6, 11 – 3
Men’s Plate
Samuel Ince-Carvalhal beat Joshua Abdool 11 – 9, 11 – 3, 11 – 5
Johnathan Antczak beat Gianni Carpenter 11 – 6, 11 – 4, 11 – 8
Women’s Plate
Kirsten Gomes beat Madison Fernandes 12 – 10, 7 – 11, 6 – 11, 11 – 7, 11 – 8
Men’s Veterans Over-35
Garfield Wiltshire defeated Tony Farnum 11 – 4, 11 – 5, 11 – 2
Brian Yong beat Lloyd Fung-A-Fat 11 – 6, 11 – 3, 11 – 4
All Semi-Finals were scheduled for yesterday evening with the Finals set for today from 11:00hrs at the Georgetown Club. (Sean Devers)