Rubis Handicap Entry Opens
Posted by Pat Foster on 30-Aug-2007Categories: News, Tournaments Comments: [add a comment]
Entry forms for this years Rubis Divisional Handicap Tournament are now available
Rubis Divisional Handicap Tournament 2007 – Entry Form
The tournament will run from September 29th to Saturday October 6th.
If you would like any more information please contact the club.
New Term for the Junior Program
Posted by Pat Foster on 29-Aug-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
Summer Camps are nearly finished and we have a small break before the start of the new term for the BSRA Junior Squash Program.
The new term will start on Saturday 15th September 2007 please click on the link below to download an information/application form.
BSRA Junior Program September – December 2007 – Application Form
‘Moyno & Kielty’ head home
Posted by Pat Foster on 24-Aug-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
Squash fanatics Kevin Moynihan and David Kielty have headed back to Ireland after years at the BSRA via a few party destinations on the way….
Kevin, a member since Aug 2002 has been a lively member of the club competing regularly in the leagues and competitions and always supporting the ’social’ events. It has been said that at times that Kevin kept the bar open on his own!
Kielty is infamous in Bermuda for not only his squash talents but for a few crazy dance moves which have been seen occasionally.
The BSRA wishes Kevin and David all the best for the future. Your both welcome back any time.
Photos of their last game of squash are in the gallery section.
Senior CASA – Team returns, finally….
Posted by Pat Foster on 24-Aug-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
The Senior CASA Mens team finally returned to Bermuda late on Wednesday evening after being trapped in Jamaica by Hurricane Dean.
The distastrous trip which featured delayed flights, aircraft breakdowns and player injuries seemed to be coming together when the team finished top of their group beating top seeds Jamaica on the way. However, the bad luck returned when Hurricane Dean, at category 4 storm veered towards Jamaica cancelling the tournament and forcing all teams to try and get out of Jamaica as fast as possible. Bermuda and Guyana were the unlucky ones who were unable to get flights out despite camping out at the airport for 2 days. The team returning to the club and prepared for the storm and more importantly, the aftermath which included no power, no a/c, no showers, no $, lots of mosquitos and terribly… a lack of redstripe!
Anyway, the team are all back safe (maybe a little smelly) and sound and would like to thank all those who attempted to help them out while we were stuck.
The pictures are all available in the gallery section of this website.
Senior CASA – Bermuda defeat Guyana
Posted by on 17-Aug-2007Categories: News Comments: [comments closed]
An injury plagued Bermuda squash team fought against the odds to win their first match in the Senior CASA Squash Championships Team Event being held in Kingston, Jamaica.
Playing against Guyana, the Bermuda team reshuffled their playing order due to the ankle injury sustained by Patrick Foster. Foster dropped to #2, making way for Nick Kyme in the #1 spot, and the change paid off with Kyme beginning to find the form he displayed when playing on the professional circuit. He cruised to a comfortable 3-0 (9-3,9-3,9-1) win against Julian Chin.
Foster also won his match against Robert McDavid in 3 straight games (9-1, 9-0, 9-2), but team-mate Melrindo Caines, making his first appearance on court in the championships after sustaining a hamstring injury, was unable to play to his full potential against caribbean junior champion, Alex Arjoon. Caines showed his class in the first game which he narrowly lost 8-10, and continued to fight gamely, but lost the next two games 2-9, 4-9.
Michael Shrubb, the youngest member of the Bermuda Team had an impressive match against Raphael DeGroot, and sealed the win for Bermuda with an emphatic 3-0 victory (9-5,9-5,9-1)
Richard Van Liendon had a walkover in his match so the Bermuda Team defeated Guyana 4-1. Their next match will be an extremely tough encounter with the home nation, Jamaica.
Bermuda squash fans interested in following Senior CASA can obtain results on-line through
http://www.squashsite.co.uk
Senior CASA – Shock losses for Foster and Kyme
Posted by on 13-Aug-2007Categories: News Comments: [add a comment]
Following the recent successful tour of Bermuda’s juniors to the British Virgin Islands to compete in the Junior CASA 2007 Squash championship, the Bermuda Senior Men’s Team are presently competing in the Senior CASA Squash Championships being held at the Liguanea Club in Kingston, Jamaica.
Bermuda’s five man team includes Bermuda Fast Forward Freight National Champion, Patrick Foster (seeded #1 in Men’s Singles), former professional Nick Kyme (seeded #2) along with Michael Shrubb, Melrindo Caines, and Richard Van Liendon.
Both Foster and Kyme cruised through their first round matches in 3 straight games. Foster defeated Marlon White of Barbados 3-0 (9-2, 9-2, 9-5) while Kyme eased through against another Barbadian, Fabian Goodridge 3-0 (9-4,9-1,9-0). Michael Shrubb had a tough encounter with #4 seed, Wayne Burrows of Jamaica, losing 3-0 (9-6, 9-1, 9-0) while Richard Van Liendon went down 3-0 to Mark Sealy of Barbados (9-2, 9-0, 9-3).
Unfortunately, Melrindo Caines was nursing a hamstring injury and decided to sit out the Singles.
Although seeded #1, Bermuda’s national champion, Patrick Foster suffered an ankle injury in training last week, and this no doubt contributed in major part to his shock defeat in the 2nd round to #9 seed Paul Deverteuill of Trinidad and Tobago 1-3 (9-6,7-9,5-9,5-9)
Nick Kyme won through to the quarter finals where he met the #6 seed, Gavin Cumberbatch of Barbados. According to Karen Anderson, writing for Squashsite.com, thi match was all about pace with both players trying to figure out each other’s game. Kyme starting well, using his pace and deft drop shots to draw Cumberbatch back and forth on the court, and he easily won the first game 9-3. However, Cumberbatch reversed his fortunes winning the next two games 9-5, 9-7 with some amazing retrievals and accurate shot making. These two games must have taken their toll on Kyme as the match came down to a matter of attrition with Cumberbatch winning 9-0 in the 4th.
Shrubb and Van Liendon lost in Men’s Consolation, but Van Liendon had an exhausting encounter with Robert McDavid of Guyana before succumbing 3-2 (9-3, 7-9,6-9,9-2,9-0) .
Said BSRA spokesman Roger Sherratt, “It was very disappointing to hear that Patrick was still having trouble with his ankle because he’s a great competitor who was strongly favoured to reach the Final. Since his retirement from the professional circuit Nick has been taking a well-earned break from squash to concentrate on his career, and we knew that with the high standard of squash in the Caribbean he would be sorely tested. We are now out of Singles competition but our Bermuda Team should be competitive in the Men’s Team event starting on Tuesday, depending on whether or not Patrick and Mel will be fit enough to play.
Bermuda squash fans interested in following Senior CASA can obtain results on-line through
http://www.squashsite.co.uk
