– Keisha Jeffrey, Victoria Arjoon crowned squash queens
Guyana started this year’s Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) championships with three squash queens but were left with only two when the curtain came down on the individual competition yesterday in Barbados.
Keisha Jeffrey made light work of teammate Ashley Khalil in the girl’s U-17 final while Victoria Arjoon outclassed Jamaica’s Jessica Perkins in the girl’s U-15 final for her third Caribbean title in as many years
Jeffrey was dominant against her arch rival and won 11/6 11/4 11/1.
She displayed excellent court movement, got to the ball early and struck it with express pace which took Khalil out of her comfort zone and kept her on the defensive.
Jeffrey was also fast onto the ball which she put away with clinical efficiency.
The Guyanese also took home two plate titles through Gabrielle Fraser and Jason Ray Khalil.
But it was in the third place playoffs that the team really stepped up winning six out of the seven matches that they were featured in.
Results:
Plate Semifinals
GU13 – Gabrielle Fraser (GUY) defeated Larissa Wiltshire (GUY) 11/3 11/5 11/3
GU13 – Taylor Fernandes (GUY) lost to Brittney Wall (BER) 10/12 10/12 11/6 8/11
GU17 – Alysa Xavier (GUY) lost to Lauren Mahfood (JAM) 4/11 8/11 6/11
Plate Finals
GU13 – Gabrielle Fraser (GUY) defeated Brittney Wall (BER) 11/6 11/6 10/12 12/10
BU15 – Steven Xavier (GUY) lost to Matthew Mudeen (CAY) 3/11 11/8 8/11 9/11
BU17 – Jason Ray Khalil (GUY) defeated Ryan Bayne (T&T) 11/5 6/11 11/8 9/11 11/5
Third Place Playoffs
GU13 – Akeila Wiltshire (GUY) defeated Alyssa Mullings (JAM) 8/11 5/11 6/11
GU17 –Kayla Jeffrey (GUY) defeated Mary Fung-A-Fat (GUY) 11/7 7/11 11/6 11/3
GU19 – Daina King (GUY) lost to Amy Gillezeau (T&T) 7/11 11/8 11/3 11/7
BU13 – Nyron Joseph (GUY) defeated Kion Knights (BER) 11/0 11/67 11/5
BU15 – Jean-Claude Jeffrey (GUY) defeated D’Vario Thompson (BER) 9/11 11/5 11/5 7/11 11/9
BU17 – Alexander Arjoon (GUY) received a walkover from Kale Wilson (T&T)
BU19 – Raphael deGroot (GUY) defeated Kevin Ross (T&T) 11/4 11/8 11/5
Finals
GU13 – Mary Mahfood (JAM) defeated Gylla Mackenzie (BAR) 11/2 11/8 11/9
GU15 – Victoria Arjoon (GUY) defeated Jessica Perkings (JAM) 11/6 11/3 11/7
GU17 – Keisha Jeffrey (GUY) defeated Ashley Khalil (GUY) 11/6 11/4 11/1
GU19 – Cheri-Ann Parris (BAR) defeated Kerrie Sample (T&T) 5/11 11/2 9/11 11/7 12/10
BU13 – Jake Mahfood (JAM) defeated Nku Patrick (T&T) 11/7 12/10 11/8
BU15 – Mandela Patrick (T&T) defeated Julian Morrison (JAM) 11/5 11/2 12/10
BU17 – Micah Franklyn (BER) defeated Kevin Hannaway (OECS) 11/4 11/6 11/6
BU19 – Joe Chapman (OECS) defeated Cameron Stafford (CAY) 3-2
