Junior CASA serves off
HOST country Trinidad and Tobago will have four players in the under-17 quarter-finals when the individual events of the CASA (Caribbean Area Squash Associaton) Junior Championships continues today at Cascadia Squash Club, St Clair, and QPCC (Queen’s Park Cricket Club) Squash Club, Queen’s Park Oval, St Clair.When the tournament served off yesterday, second-seeded Nku Patrick was in commanding form when he crushed Nesta Broderick of Cayman Islands 11-2, 11-1, 11-0.
Chad Salandy, who stunned Patrick in the final of the National Junior Championships last month, booked his place in the last eight with an 11-8, 4-11, 11-6, 11-4 victory over Kion Knights of Bermuda. But Darnell Gittins went under in straight sets to top-seeded Nyron Joseph of Guyana and Chsd Edghill and James Lanser also failed to win a set from the OECS’ (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States) Jason Doyle and Cayman Islands’ Julien Jervais, seeded third and fourth, respectively.
Both T&T Under-17 girls reached the last eight as Jamie Leigh Edghill was an 11-4, 11-9, 19-12, 15-13 winner over Jamaican Ashley Lynch and Faith Gillezeau whipped Alexandra Artuch of Bermuda 11-2., 11-2, 11-9.
Gillezeau’s brother Jacob was seeded in the top eight in the Under-19 category, but he was upset by Barbadian Brandon Straker. Patrick’s brother Mandela is the second seed in this draw.
Alexandria Yearwood won in straight sets to reach last night’s Under-15 quarters, joining compatriot Marie Claire Barcant, who had a bye in the first round.
But Gabriela Scott and all four T&T boys in the category, Jonathan Blanc, Nicholas Caddle, Carl Miller and Jeremy Nieves were beaten in the first round.
Aimee De Verteuil cruised past Goivana Alexander of the OECS 11-5, 11-4, 11-3 to move into last night’s under-13 quarters, but newcomer Lily Lanser lost her first match in four sets.
Kobie Khan and Rondell Campbell, this country’s boys in the division, also lost in the first round.
Charlotte Knaggs is this country’s only top seed and two-time defending Caribbean Under-17 champ was scheduled to begin her campaign in the Under-19 division after press time last night. T&T also had Talia Abdool and Angelique Jackson in the quarters of the spotlight division.
First serve today is 9 a.m.