Bermuda Boys Claim 3rd Place…
Posted by Pat Foster on 15-Jul-2011Categories: News Comments: [comments closed]
The Boys Bermuda Squash Team took 3rd place at the Digicel Caribbean Junior Squash Championships today beating Jamaica 3-2.
BERMUDA defeated JAMAICA Score 3-2
Micah Franklin David Mullings 11/3 11/4 11/4
Noah Browne Ashante Smith 11/3 11/3 11/4
D’Vario Thompson Julian Morrison 11/9 11/3 11/13 5/11 11/7
Kion Knights Jake Mahfood 11/9 11/8 5/11 11/3
Dylan Pratt Stephan Morrison 11/8 12/10 8/11 11/8
The Bermuda Girls Team finished 7th after losing out 2-3 to a tough OECS Team.
OECS defeated BERMUDA Score 3-2
Megan Piper Alyssa Brewer 11/9 11/6 11/4
Zoe Sorrentino 11/0 11/0 11/0
Erica Sorrentino Alex Marshall 11/6 11/2 11/0
Demi Ollivierre Suzanna Armano 11/4 11/4 10/12 11/3
Thandi Myers Madeleine Rose 11/3 12/10 11/6
Individual Event Results..
Four Bermuda players claimed 3rd place in their respective age group events at the Digicel Caribbean Junior Squash Championships.
Madeleine Rose U13 Girls, Alex Marshall U17 Girls, D’Vario Thompson U17 Boys and Micah Franklin U19 Boys, all pulled through with very strong performances. The teams youngest member Dylan Pratt narrowly missed a third place finish, placing 4th in the Boys U13 event.
BERMUDA VS JAMAICA
Posted by Pat Foster on 14-Jul-2011Categories: News Comments: [comments closed]
3RD PLACE- JUNIOR CASA CHAMPIONSHIPS
3:00PM- Guyana
Girls Report from Alex Marshall….
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After a gruelling struggle, the Bermuda girls team suffered a heart-breaking 2-3 loss against Cayman. Susanna Armano battled for a victory against an opponent whose power and length were just too much and lost 3-1, managing to steal a game. Alyssa Brewer also put up an amazing fight against an opponent who had taken her on in the first round of the tournament. Making use of tight rails, she applied everything she knew to outsmart Cayman. But the experience of her competition eventually won in a 3-0 result.
The Bermy girls now take on the OECS team with hopes to meet Barbados in the 5th place play-off.
Bermuda Boys Team loses a heartbreaker
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Bermuda boys played in the semi-finals against Trinidad & Tobago Wednesday at 5:00pm. Bermuda went up two matches and up 2 games to 1 in the third match but T&T fought back winning the 4th and fifth games to capture the 3rd match. T&T took the fourth match 3-0 squaring things up at 2-2. Bermuda got out to a 2-0 lead in the fifth and deciding match, but a mentally tough T&T player fought back to win the match 3-2. T&T will playoff against Guyana for the Championship tomorrow while Bermuda will face Jamaica for third place.
Bermuda Girls had a great match with OECS to see who would have a chance to playoff for fifth place. Madeleine Rose continued her solid play against Thandi Myers. Madeleine took the match but not before Thandi layed down some great forehands. Susanna Armano and Alyssa Brewer ran into strong opponents, Erica Sorrentino and Megan Piper respectively. Alex Marshall ended off the match with a win over Zoe Sorrentino. Bermuda girls finished in 7th place.
Bermuda finished Pool Play
Posted by Pat Foster on 13-Jul-2011Categories: News Comments: [comments closed]
Bermuda boys finish their pool play against Bahamas with a 5-0 victory.
Bermuda girls lost a close one with Cayman Island. Susanna Armano pushed her Cayman opponent, Lara Conolly, to a fourth game which was very close. Lara hit some fantastic volley drops controlling the first two games. Susanna stormed back in the third game extending the rallies and slotting in some tight drops to the front court. The fourth game was tight but Lara pulled through. Alyssa Brewer fought hard against a talented Eilidh Bridgeman. Eilidh was too strong on the left side and pulled off a 3-0 victory.
Team Bermuda pulls off key win over OECS
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It’s common to see teams struggle to recover from a tough match the night before and renew their mental energies for a morning match. Fifth ranked Bermuda faced off against fourth ranked OECS (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States) at the Georgetown Club today at 9:00am. As the seeding indicate it was a tight match. Both teams traded off the first two matches. Bermuda clinched by taking the third and fourth matches. The match was closely contested with the final result being 3-2 Bermuda. Pool Play ends with Bermuda boys taking on Bahamas while the Bermuda girls take on Cayman Islands tonight at 5:00pm at the National Racquet Center.
Team Bermuda Riding High after day 1 of Teams Event
Posted by Pat Foster on 12-Jul-2011Categories: News Comments: [comments closed]
Bermuda opened the Teams Event facing off against Guyana, the number one seeded team who are heavily favoured to win the Teams Championship. The match was played on the newly constructed courts at the National Racquets Center (the first and only public courts in the Caribbean).
The Bermuda Boys team could best be described as relaxed but poised. Each member of the team played brilliantly and almost pulled off the impossible coming within two points in one game from pulling off the upset of the tournament. With the match tied at 2 a piece Dylan Pratt and Guyana’s Ben Mekdeci took to the court. The rallies and shot making were to the crowd’s delight. What was most pleasing was the sportsmanship both players exemplified with each player calling their own double bounces and commenting on each other’s great shots. You couldn’t ask for a better way to end a close match. Once the dust settled Guyana won 3 matches vs. 2 matches.
Madeleine Rose had the lone win in the Bermuda Girls 4-1 lost to Guyana. Rose had a strong showing against Guyana’s U13, Lydia Alphonso. Guyana took control of the remaining matches. Bermuda looks to recover for their match against Cayman Island.
Bermuda Rebounds to capture 4 third place finishes at Junior CASA
Posted by Pat Foster on 11-Jul-2011Categories: News Comments: [comments closed]
Bermuda rebounds at Junior CASA Individuals Event with a strong performance capturing four third place finishes. Madeleine Rose, Alex Marshall, D’Vario Thompson and Micah Franklin pulled through. Team event starts tomorrow with Bermuda girls seeded 4th and Bermuda boys ranked 5th out of 8 teams.
CASA Individuals Event Results- Sunday PM
Posted by Pat Foster on 11-Jul-2011Categories: News Comments: [comments closed]
Sunday July 10th PM
Patrick Fraser (GUY) D Dylan Pratt 3-0 11/1, 11/7, 11/5
Madeleine Rose D Lydia Alphonso (GUY) 3-0 11/3, 11/9, 11/3
Alex Marshall D Jessica Perkins (JAM) 3-0 11/6, 11/4, 11/7
Micah Franklin D Kevin Hannaway (OECS) 3-0 11/7, 11/3, retired
D’Vario Thompson D Julian Morrison (JAM) 3-2 11/6, 11/9, 6/11, 5/11, 11/8
Steven Xavier (GUY) D Beau Orchard 3-2
Team Bermuda enjoys warm hospitality from Guyanese at 2011 Junior CASA
Posted by Pat Foster on 10-Jul-2011Categories: News Comments: [comments closed]
Guyana hosts over 90 competitors from seven CASA territories (Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Guyana, Jamaica & Organization of Eastern Caribbean States) for the 2011 Junior Caribbean Squash Championships. The seven day Championship is into the final day of the Individuals Event with the team event getting underway tomorrow. The Guyana Squash Association and their volunteers should be commended for hosting such a smooth and enjoyable event. The hospitality and attention to the athletes’ well-being is second to none.
It’s apparent that squash in Guyana is very much alive and well. In addition to a strong National Association Guyana is being represented in 7 out of the 8 finals of the Individuals Event. The big matches are drawing impressive crowds of spirited local youth spectators. The future for squash in Guyana continues to be bright with the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport building 2 public courts as a part of the newly created National Racquet Center.
Bermuda plays off for 3rd place in a total of five matches this afternoon. Check out the tournament website at: http://www.guyanasquash.org/cjst2011/
