![[The attached photos show Team Barbados with coach Rhett Cumberbatch and manager, Michael Best prior to the start of the team event as well as the four individual gold medal winners, from L to R - Khamal Cumberbatch (BU-13), Josiah Shemane Griffith (BU-15), Amanda Haywood (GU-15), Meagan Best (GU-13)].](https://squashbarbados.org/wp-content/uploads/Barbados-Junior-CASA-Team-2014.jpg)
The boys team first defeated Cayman in the morning by three matches to two, with individual gold medalists Khamal Cumberbatch (U-13) and Josiah Griffith (U-15) as well as Stewart St. John (U-19) winning comfortably in three straight games while Benjamin Griffith (U-17) and Reggie Brewster, playing in the second U-19 slot both lost 0-3. Team Barbados returned to the court in the afternoon and duly defeated the short-handed OECS team by four matches to one, with Khamal Cumberbatch, Josiah Griffith, Reggie Brewster and Brandon Straker all winning easily without dropping a game. Benjamin Griffith (U-17) fought bravely but went down 0-3 to the runner-up in the individual competition, Jason Doyle. The boys team now face the undefeated Jamaican team today to determine who tops Pool B and faces the runner up in Pool A on Friday.
The Barbadian girls only had one tie on Wednesday but even though they were playing with only four players against Cayman were able to prevail by three matches to two, Caribbean championships Meagan Best (U-13) and Amanda Haywood (U-15) as well as Gylla Mackenzie (U-19) all won easily for Barbados in straight games, while Alyssa White lost her U-17 encounter to Alex Artuch 11-7, 4-11, 7-11, 3-11. The girls team will now face the short handed OECS team and then Jamaica later today (Thursday) to determine the final standings in this phase of the team event.
Wednesday July 16, 2014
Team Championships Results (selected results)
Boys Pool A
Guyana def. Bermuda 3-2
Trinidad and Tobago def. Bermuda 3-2
Boys Pool B
Jamaica def. OECS 3-2
Jamaica def. Cayman 3-2
Barbados def. Cayman 3-2 (Barbadian players mentioned first)
U13 – Khamal Cumberbatch def. David Pitcairn 11-9, 11-5, 11-3
U15 – Josiah Griffith def. Isaiah Robinson 11-3, 11-2, 11-5
U17 – Benjamin Griffith lost to Julian Jervis 2-11, 1-11, 8-11
U19 #2 – Reginald Brewster lost to Sean Murphy 6-11, 12-14, 6-11
U19 #1 – Stewart St John def. Daniel Murphy 11-4, 11-6, 12-10
Barbados def. OECS 4-1 (Barbadian players mentioned first)
U13- Khamal Cumberbatch def. Kai Bentick 11-7, 11-8, 13-11
U15 – Josiah Griffith won by walkover
U17 – Benjamin Griffith lost to Jason Doyle 9-11, 3-11, 4-11
U19 #2 – Reginald Brewster won by walkover
U19 #1 – Brandon Straker def. Andre Segovia 11-2, 11-5, 11-6
Girls Pool A
Guyana def Bermuda 4-1
Girls Pool B
Jamaica def. OECS 5-0
Barbados def Cayman 3-2 (Barbadian players mentioned first)
U13 – Meagan Best def Jade Pitcairn 11-0, 11-1, 11-1
U15 – Amanda Haywood def Emma Turnbull 11-1, 11-1, 11-1
U17 – Alyssa White lost to Alex Artuch 11-7, 4-11, 7-11, 3-11
U19 #2 – Barbados lost by walkover to Kali Maclean
U19#1 – Gylla Mackenzie def Mischa Kluyver 11-1, 11-2, 11-2
