The 3rd Annual Toshiba Junior Squash Open climaxed Sunday at the Barbados Squash Club with exciting clashes and a high level of squash.
The Bajans impressed winning in the Girls Under 17 and Under 19 and in the Boys Under 11, Under 15, Under 17 and Under 19. The Cumberbatch brothers (Rhett and Bryant) following in Gavin, their older brother’s footsteps were comfortable winners in the 15 & 17 age groups. Shawn Simpson, who recently had excellent results at the CAC Games, crushed all opposition in the Under 19 category while Akil Ross overwhelmed all opponents in the Under 11. Good performances from Nadia McCarthy and Sherice McDonald brought victory in the Under 17 & 19 groups respectively. Lea Solomon, seeded No 1 in the Girls Under 15, put up a determined fight before succumbing to a narrow defeat to Nakita Poon Kong of Trinidad in five games, 9-8 in the fifth.
Special awards were given to Sherina Slater (St Vincent), Adrian Dyer (Trinidad) and Lyndsay Murray (Trinidad) for “Most Promising Girl”, “Most Promising Boy” and “Good Sportsmanship”. The Barbados Squash Rackets Association extended a hearty thanks to the sponsor of the event, Mr. Charles Cox of Toshiba, for the generous support given to the development of junior squash on the island.
Final Results
Boys Under 11 Round Robin
1st Akil Ross (Bdos)
2nd Moishe Steinbok (Bdos)
Girls Under 11 Round Robin
1st Sherina Slater (St Vincent)
2nd Melanie Mark (Bdos)
Girls Under 13 Round Robin
1st Lyndsay Murray (Tdad)
2nd Cherie Ann Paris (Bdos)
Boys Under 13 Final
Adrian Dyer (Tdad) def Nkosi Ross (Bdos) 3-1
3rd / 4th playoff
Justin Sanguinette (Tdad) def Diarra Venner (St Vincent) 3-1
Boys Under 13 Plate Final
Niall Thomas (Bdos) def Lawrence Gale (Bdos) 3-0
Girls Under 15 Final
Nakita Poon Kong (No 2, Tdad) def Lea Solomon (No 1) 3-2
3rd/4th playoff
Jamie Lee Seale (Bdos) def Amber Glasglow (St Vincent) 3-2
Plate Final
Tessa Martin (Tdad) def Shazana Rajack (Tdad) 3-0
Boys Under 15 Final
Bryant Cumberbatch (Bdos) def Alex Garcia (Bdos) 3-0
3rd/4th Playoff
Shane Slater (St Vincent) def Jason Cox (Bdos) 3-1
Boys Under 15 Classic Plate Final
Alex Jordan (Bdos) def Bradley Glasglow (St Vincent) 3-0
Boys Under 15 Plate Final
Simon Ramchand def Raeshad Long 3-0
Boys Under 17 Final
Rhett Cumberbatch (Bdos) def Jon Davis (Tdad) 3-0
3rd/4th playoff
Ge Hung Yee Ching (Tdad) def Andre Richards (Tdad)
Plate Final
Jonathon Foster (Bdos) def Jason Lang (St Lucia) 3-0
Boys Under 19 Round Robin
1st Shawn Simpson (Bdos)
2nd Jim Mark (Bdos)
Girls Under 19 Round Robin
1st Sherice McDonald (Bdos)
2nd Karina Lutchmeesingh (Tdad)