Bermuda team finish Junior CASA on a high note
Posted by on 30-Jul-2007Categories: Juniors, News Comments: [comments closed]
Bermuda’s junior squash players ended their trip to the British Virgin Islands on a high note when the Boy’s Team won their play-off match against Barbados to finish 3rd overall in the Junior CASA (Caribbean) Squash Championship. Meanwhile the Girls Team went one better and reached the final of the Girls Team event before taking 2nd place overall after an epic match against Guyana.
In their play-off for 3rd the Bermuda Boy’s team had the closest of matches with the outcome depending on the key match between Micah Franklin (Under 17) and Barbadian Matthew Hutchinson. Kristian Muldoon (U15) totally dominated his match and triumphed without dropping a single point, Robert Maycock (U19) also crushed his opponent 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, while Beckett Simmons lost in straight games. Noah Browne fought brilliantly against the Barbadian No 2 in Under 19 after stepping in as a last minute replacement although he is actually Under 15. Browne lost 4-9, 8-10, 7-9. The crucial match was between Franklin and Garcia, and what a match it was. Franklin lost the first, leveled at 1 all, then fell behind 2-1 before making a strong recovery in the 4th to take it 9-2. It was all down to the 5th and final game and at 7-7 there was no predicting the outcome. Franklin, though, has a habit of never admitting defeat, and despite looking exhausted he rattled off the last two points to take the match and seal the Boy’s Team 3rd place finish.
Results of the Girls Final are not yet available (ED:now available see below) but the team lost in the Final to Guyana. Their performance in the Girls Team event has been described as the “surprise package of the tournament” according to Shane Slater reporting in Squash site (see http://www.squashsite.co.uk/caribbean-juniors.htm )
With their 2nd place in the Girls Team event, and 3rd place in the Boys Team event, the Bermuda Team placed 3rd overall which is considered to be an excellent result according to squash spokesman Roger Sherratt who says , “We sent the largest ever contingent to this year’s Junior CASA with quite a few comparative newcomers who were getting their first taste of international competition. These included 11 year old Becket Simmons, D’Vario Thompson, Juliette McComb, Jason Shrub and Korin Knights. Our Girls Team had the advantage of being led by Laura Robinson (U19) who is an experienced competitor while our youngest girl, 11 year old Emma Keane had the benefit of having played at this level last year. She finished up 3rd in Under 13 which is all the more remarkable because she will still be playing in this age group next year. Emma was also awarded CASA’s 2007 “sportsmanship award”.
“Our Boys Team was led by 17 year old Robert Maycock was has already established himself as a top player in the Caribbean. As last year’s Under 17 CASA champion he had to move up an age group and was one of the youngest players in Under 19. He should be very competitive next year in Under 19. But the strength of the Boys Team lay in the fact that we have a nucleus of 4 exceptionally strong players in Under 15. Kristian Muldoon held his No. 1 position in this age group to play in the Team Event, while his fellow Under 15 team members battled it out in both Under 17 and Under 19. For example, Micah Franklin proved he could hold his own even when playing in an older division when he triumphed as an Under 17 in the final play-off match against Barbados. Noah Browne and Chris Stout complete this formidable group of young squash stars and they will be force to be reckoned with in Caribbean squash for years to come.
Another newcomer, 11 year old Beckett Simmons also played exceptionally well and has a promising future in the Team.
All the members of our young team deserve tremendous credit for their performances during the tournament. They all gelled together as a Team, and by all accounts they thoroughly enjoyed the trip to BVI.”
Girls Teams
FINAL:
(1) GUYANA bt (5) BERMUDA 4-1
U19#1 Laura Robinson (BER) bt Daina King (GUY) 9/1, 9/7, 5/9, 9/6
U19 #2 Kayla Jeffrey (GUY) bt Alex Furtado (BER) 9/1, 9/1, 9/0
U17 Ashley Khalil (GUY) bt Kelly Barnes (BER) 9/2, 9/6, 9/2
U15 Keisha Jeffrey (GUY) bt Rachel Barnes (BER) 9/0, 9/2, 9/1
U13 Victoria Arjoon (GUY) bt Emma Keane (BER) 9/0, 9/0, 9/2
Boys Teams
3rd Place Play-off:
(1) BERMUDA bt (7) BARBADOS 3-2
U19#1 Robert Maycock (BER) bt Alex Garcia (BAR) 9/1, 9/2, 9/3
U19 #2 Nkosi Ross (BAR) bt Noah Browne (BER) 9/4, 10/8, 9/7
U17 Micah Franklin (BER) bt Liu Ross (BAR) 7/9, 9/3, 7/9, 9/2, 9/7
U15 Kristian Muldoon (BER) bt Moishe Steinbok (BAR) 9/0, 9/0, 9/0
U13 Matthew Hutchinson (BAR) bt Beckett Simmons (BER) 9/0, 9/5, 10/9
FINAL OVERALL TEAM STANDINGS:
1. GUYANA
2. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
3. BERMUDA
4. BARBADOS
5. JAMAICA
6. CAYMAN ISLANDS
7. O.E.C.S
8. BAHAMAS
Boys & Girls through to Semi Finals
Posted by Pat Foster on 27-Jul-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
Both the boys and Girls team will play in the semi finals of the Junior CASA Team Championships today in Tortola, BVI.
The boys play Guyana while the girls take on Trinidad & Tobago.
Results from the group stages are;
Bermuda v OECS
Micah Franklin v Andrez Bascombe 9-3; 9-2; 9-2.
Chris Stout v John Henry Sweeney 9-1; 9-2; 9-3.
Robbie Maycock V Joe chapman 8-10; 7-9; 9-8; 9-0; 9-2
Kristian Muldoon v Daniel Piper 9-0; 9-0; 9-0;
Beckett Simmons v Johann Hayward 7-9; 9-0; 9-5; JH retired
Bermuda v Guyana
Kelly Barnes v Ashley Khalil 3-9; 4-9; 2-9.
Alex Furtardo v Kayla Jeffrey 9-10; 3-9; 3-9
Laura Robinson v Daina King 9-4; 9-0; 9-1
Rachel Barnes v Keisha Jeffrey 5-9; 3-9; 0-9
Emma Keane v Vicoria Arjoon 2-9; 0-9; 1-9
Bermuda v Bahamas
Micah Franklin v Van Rolle 9-5; 1-9; 5-9; 2-9.
Noah Browne v Carl Stubbs 9-4; 6-9; 10-9; 9-7.
Robbie Maycock v Cliff Bodie 9-6; 9-4; 5-9; 9-6
Kristian Muldoon v w/o
Beckett Simmons v Lloyd Usher 9-10; 10-8; 9-6; 5-9; 9-7
(5) Trinidad and Tobago bt (1) Bermuda 5-0
U19#1 Josh Pinard (TRI) bt Robert Maycock (BER) 1/9, 9/4, 9/7, 9/2
U19 #2 Justin Gomez (TRI) bt Chris Stout (BER) 9/5, 9/7, 9/2
U17 Kevin Ross (TRI) bt Micah Franklin (BER)
U15 Kale Wilson (TRI) bt Kristian Muldoon (BER) 9/4, 4/9, 5/9, 9/0, 9/1
U13 Mandela Patrick (TRI) bt D’Vario Thompson (BER) 9/1, 9/2, 9/4
Exhibition night success
Posted by Pat Foster on 25-Jul-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
Many thanks to all those who turned out for last Fridays Exhibition night. The evening was a tremendous success with some great matches played, some superb cooking on the bbq from Dave and some excellent work from the members at drinking the bar dry!
All in all, through ticket sales and profits from the Who will win? & how long will it take? Competition, we were able to raise around $600 for the team.
Winners of the competition by correctly guessing the winner and time taken were:
Denise Kyme, David Gibbons, Mel Caines, Donato Sgobba and Tony Prentice. Your winnings are available for you to collect from behind the bar.
Many thanks to everyone again.
BVI Junior CASA Action…
Posted by Pat Foster on 23-Jul-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
Final Results
U-13 Girls Emma Keane 3rd place
U-15 Girls Rachel Barnes 8th place
U-17 Girls Kelly Barnes 5th place
U-17 Girls Alex Furtardo 6th place – they battled each other over the first 4 games with kelly dominating the final one.
U-19 Girls Laura Robinson 3rd place
U-15 Boys Kristian Muldoon 3rd place
U-15 Boys Micah Franklin 4th place – It was tough they had to play each other, but played well.
U-15 Boys Noah Browne 5th place
U-15 Boys Chris Stout 6th place – Chris donimated the first game, then retired – his foot ws sore and and rather than risk further injury, he decided to concede the match
U-19 Boys Robbie Maycock 3rd place
and onto the team competition…. GOOD LUCK!
Bermuda’s young squash players will not be bringing home any individual titles in this year’s Junior CASA tournament being held in the British Virgin Islands, but Bermuda had five players in contention in the semi-finals.
In Girls Under 13, our youngest competitor, 11 year old Emma Keane, played valiantly against the No.1 seed but lost in straight games. In Boys Under 15, Kristian Muldoon faced the No.1 seed. He lost in 3 straight, while
Bermuda’s other semi-finalist in this Division, Micah Franklin, took his first game, but went down 3-1. Both Kristian and Micah are playing exceptionally well and will now face each other in what should be a great battle for 3rd place.
In Girls Under 19, Laura Robinson lost 1-3 in a tough match against the Barbadian No.1 seed, and in Boys Under 19, Robert Maycock played one of the best matches of the tournament so far, against the Trinidadian No.2 seed Josh Pinard. Maycock was 2-1 up in games and tied at 6 all in the 4th when he had a most unusual call – he dropped his racquet after playing a winning stroke – and the referee called a let. He went on to narrowly lose the game and also the match, but he, along with our other semi-finalists will be involved in the play-offs for 3rd places, while several of our other players will be involved in play offs. One other notable result for the Bermuda Team – Kelly Barnes and Alex Furtado both won their Girls Under 17 Plate semi-finals in Girls Under 17 and will face each other in the final.
2007 CARIBBEAN JUNIOR SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results – Sun 22nd Boys Under 13
Semi-finals:
(3/4) Abishek Singh (GUY) defeated (1) Mandela Patrick (TRI) 9/6, 9/7, 9/2
(2) Nku Patrick (TRI) defeated (3/4) Matthew Mudeen (CAY) 9/4, 9/2, 9/3
Plate Semi-finals:
(5/8) Nyron Joseph (GUY) defeated Austin Moore (CAY) 9/3, 9/0, 9/5
(5/8) Matthew Hutchinson (BAR) defeated (5/8) Josh Mahfood (JAM) 9/5, 5/9, 9/4, 9/2
Girls Under 13 Semi-finals:
(1) Victoria Arjoon (GUY) defeated (3/4) Emma Keane (BER) 9/0, 9/2, 9/1
(3/4) Charlotte Knaggs (TRI) defeated (2) Asha Gibbs (BAR) 5/9, 9/2, 9/1, 9/0
Plate Semi-finals:
Kalina Browne (OECS) defeated Lara Butler (CAY) 7/9, 8/10, 9/5, 9/7, 9/2
Jessica Perkins (JAM) defeated Erika Sorrentino (OECS) 9/3, 9/4, 9/5
Boys Under 15 Semi-finals:
(1) Alex Arjoon (GUY) defeated (3/4) Kristian Muldoon (BER) 9/4, 9/2, 9/3
(2) Kale Wilson (TRI) defeated (3/4) Micah Franklin (BER) 8/9, 10/9, 9/1, 9/3
Plate Semi-finals:
Kevin Hannaway (OECS) defeated (5/8) Noah Browne (BER) 9/7, 3/9, 9/6, 9/5
(5/8) Deje Dias (GUY) defeated (5/8) Chris Stout (BER) 9/6, 9/5, 9/0
Girls Under 15 Semi-finals:
(1) Keisha Jeffrey (GUY) defeated (3/4) Kayla Jeffrey (GUY) 9/6, 9/2, 9/7
(2) Ashley Khalil (GUY) defeated (3/4) Mary Fung-A-Fat (GUY) 9/1, 9/0, 9/0
Plate Semi-finals:
(5/8) Emily Bones (TRI) defeated (5/8) Rachel Barnes (BER) 1/9, 10/9, 9/7, 9/6
Alysa Xavier (GUY) defeated Lauren Mahfood (JAM) 9/6, 10/9, 6/9, 2/9, 9/2
2007 CARIBBEAN JUNIOR SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results – Fri 20th Boys Under 13 1st Round:
Austin Moore (CAY) defeated Rory Thornton (OECS) 9/1, 2/9, 9/6, 9/3
Round of 16:
(1) Mandela Patrick (TRI) defeated Stephan Joseph (OECS) 9/3, 9/0, 9/3
Austin Moore (CAY) defeated (5/8) Lloyd Usher (BAH) 9/5, 9/4, 7/9, 9/10, 9/0
(3/4) Abishek Singh (GUY) defeated Daniel Piper (OECS) 9/3, 9/1, 1/9, 9/0
(5/8) Nyron Joseph (GUY) defeated Jake Mahfood (JAM) 9/1, 9/5, 9/2
(5/8) Josh Mahfood (JAM) defeated Johann Haywood (OECS) 9/0, 9/1, 9/3
(3/4) Matthew Mudeen (CAY) defeated D’Vario Thompson (BER) 9/1, 9/0, 9/3
(5/8) Matthew Hutchinson (BAR) defeated Julian Morrison (JAM) 5/9, 3/9, 9/2, 9/0, 9/3
(2) Nku Patrick (TRI) defeated Beckett Simmons (BER) 5/9, 9/3, 9/4, 9/1
Plate 1st Round:
Julian Morrison (JAM) defeated Rory Thornton (OECS) 9/1, 9/4, 9/3
Plate 2nd Round:
Johann Haywood (OECS) defeated D’Vario Thompson (BER) 10/8, 9/4, 10/8
Jake Mahfood (JAM) defeated Daniel Piper (OECS) 9/3, 9/7, 9/7
(5/8) Lloyd Usher (BAH) defeated Stephan Joseph (OECS) 9/5, 9/7, 2/9, 9/5
Girls Under 131st Round:
Talia Abdool (TRI) defeated Kalina Browne (OECS) 9/5, 9/2, 3/9, 10/8
Kerri Anne Bell (JAM) defeated Erika Sorrentino (OECS) 3/9, 9/2, 9/1, 9/6
Boys Under 151st Round:
(1) Alex Arjoon (GUY) defeated Stephen Reid (JAM) 9/0, 9/0, 9/0
(5/8) Chris Stout (BER) defeated Moishe Steinbok (BAR) 9/0, 9/0, 9/0
(3/4) Kristian Muldoon (BER) defeated Andrez Bascombe (OECS) 9/1, 9/0, 9/0
(5/8) Deje Dias (GUY) defeated Kevin Hannaway (OECS) 9/3, 9/2, 9/0
(5/8) Jason Ray Khalil (GUY) defeated Jason Shrubb (BER) 9/4, 9/4, 9/3
(3/4) Micah Franklin (BER) defeated Ryan Bayne (TRI) 9/2, 9/0, 9/4
(5/8) Noah Browne (BER) defeated Matthew Mackenzie (TRI) 9/0, 9/2, 9/0
(2) Kale Wilson (TRI) defeated Korin Knights (BER) 9/1, 9/1, 9/1
Plate 1st Round:
Moishe Steinbok (BAR) defeated Stephen Reid (JAM) 9/3, 10/8, 9/1
Kevin Hannaway (OECS) defeated Andrez Bascombe (OECS) 9/1, 9/4, 9/2
Korin Knights defeated Matthew Mackenzie (BAR) 9/2, 9/1, 9/2
Ryan Bayne (TRI) defeated Jason Shrubb (BER)
Girls Under 151st Round:
Alysa Xavier (GUY) defeated (5/8) Kennilee Ward (BAR) 9/3, 9/5, 9/1
Lauren Mahfood (JAM) defeated (5/8) Zoe Lisk (BAR) 9/3, 9/0, 9/3
(5/8) Emily Bones (TRI) defeated Megan Piper (OECS) 9/5, 9/2, 9/0
(3/4) Mary Fung-A-Fat (GUY) defeated Emily Farah (TRI) 9/0, 9/0, 9/0
(5/8) Rachel Barnes (BER) defeated Justine Anderson (JAM) 9/0, 9/0, 9/0
Plate 1st Round:
Emily Farah (TRI) defeated Megan Piper (OECS) 9/6, 7/9, 5/9, 9/7, 9/5
Boys Under 171st Round:
(5/8) Cameron Stafford (CAY) defeated John-Henri Sweeney (OECS) 9/0, 9/0, 9/0
(3/4) Van Rolle (BAH) defeated Jonathon O’Dowd (BAR) 9/3, 9/0, 9/3
Christian Bayne (TRI) defeated (5/8) Carl Stubbs (BAH) 9/4, 9/4, 9/6
(5/8) Liu Ross (BAR) defeated Sean Reynolds (JAM) 9/3, 9/1, 9/3
(5/8) Raphael Degroot (GUY) defeated Ciaran Raymer (BAR) 9/1, 9/0, 9/4
Plate 1st Round:
Jonathon O’Dowd (BAR) defeated (5/8) Carl Stubbs (BAH) 2/9, 9/4, 10/9, 1/9, 9/7
Girls Under 171st Round:
(5/8) Sherina Slater (OECS) defeated Juliette McComb (BER) 7/9, 9/6, 9/0, 9/1
(5/8) Jessica Scott (TRI) defeated Zoe Sorrentino (OECS) 9/0, 9/1, 9/0
Boys Under 191st Round:
Scott West (BER) defeated Andrew Carter (CAY) 9/5, 7/9, 9/4, 7/9, 9/5
Round of 16:
(1) Chris Binnie (JAM) defeated Adrian Dyer (TRI) 4/9, 9/0, 9/1, 9/2
(5/8) Dane Schwier (JAM) defeated Scott West (BER) 9/4, 9/2, 9/1
(3/4) Kristian Jeffrey (GUY) defeated Alex Garcia (BAR) 9/0, 9/1, 9/2
Bruce Burrowes (JAM) defeated (5/8) Cliff Bodie (BAH) 10/8, 8/10, 2/9, 10/8, 9/4
(5/8) Joe Chapman (OECS) defeated Jake Kelly (CAY) 9/7, 9/4, 9/0
(3/4) Robert Maycock (BER) defeated Nkosi Ross (BAR) 9/3, 9/0, 9/0
(5/8) Justin Gomez (TRI) defeated Ryan McConvey (CAY) 9/2, 9/1, 9/3
(2) Josh Pinard (TRI) defeated Tom Kelly (CAY) 9/0, 9/1, 9/1
Plate 1st Round:
Ryan McConvey (CAY) defeated Andrew Carter (CAY) 9/3, 9/5, 7/9, 9/4
Plate 2nd Round:
Jake Kelly (CAY) defeated Nkosi Ross (BAR) 9/2, 6/9, 10/8, 9/3
(5/8) Cliff Bodie (BAH) defeated Alex Garcia (BAR) 6/9, 9/4, 9/7, 9/3
Adrian Dyer (TRI) defeated Scott West (BER) 9/0, 9/1, 9/0
Girls Under 191st Round:
Chelsea Fung (GUY) defeated Amber Glasgow (OECS) 9/6, 9/6, 9/5
Good Start in BVI
Posted by Pat Foster on 21-Jul-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
The Bermuda Juniors got off to a good start with some great wins in the first round.
You can follow the results as they are posted at www.squashsite.co.uk
Bermuda Team gets going…finally
Posted by Pat Foster on 18-Jul-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
The Bermuda National Junior Team set off today for the British Virgin Islands to compete in the Junior Caribbean Team & Individual Championships. They met at the airport at 6.30am this morning and took of for New York as scheduled however were forced to turn back to Bermuda after reports of smoke and burning were reported! They found themselves heading down the runway again at 11am hopefully… not turning back this time.
Good luck to the team. Results will be posted on this site as soon as they come in…. and check out the story in todays Royal Gazette at http://www.theroyalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d77a3330030038§ionId=70
BSRA Summer Fun…
Posted by Pat Foster on 13-Jul-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
Mini Cruise
Come and join us on Saturday 25th August from 1pm-5pm aboard ‘Sally Bum-Bum’ for a BYOB cruise. The price is $28 per person and space is limited to the first 30 people to book. Contact Dave Elliott on 292-6881 or Sharon Craig on 278-7964 or via email.. davee@bermudasquash.com sharon.craig@conyersdillandpearman.com to reserve your spot.
BSRA Summer BBQ – Date for your Diary…
Saturday 1st September, 3-10pm at the Mid Ocean Club. More details to follow….
Exhibition Squash Night
Posted by Pat Foster on 09-Jul-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
Come down and watch a Fund Raising Exhibition Night of Squash on Friday 20th July at 7pm and help raise money for the team travelling to the forthcoming Caribbean Team Championships in Jamaica.
The Jamaican Themed evening will include beer, food and Squash matches featuring;
Richard Van Liendon v Special Guest Player
Mel Caines (CAC Games GOLD Medalist) v Michael Shrubb (Former Caribbean Junior Champion)
Nick Kyme (Former World #61) v Patrick Foster (Bermuda National Champion)
Tickets are priced at $10 and are available at the squash club now.
All proceeds go to supporting the Bermuda Senior CASA Team so come down, support the team and watch some great squash!
