Newcomer Ramroop wins on debut

Victoria Arjoon

Playing in his first tournament at the Georgetown Club’s squash facility, newcomer Michael Ramroop defeated last year’s category F winner John Phang on the opening night of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) and Toucan Industries’ Kool Aid Junior Skill Level tournament last night.

Ramroop, who is one of the players trained at the National Racquet Centre managed to defeat Phang in straight games 11/6, 11/6, 11/4. Ramroop played aggressively, hitting strong drives in the back court to finish points on those occasions when he did not win the points outright from  his serve.

Ramroop is placed in category D along with Dennis Gomes who is also from the after school programme at the National Racquet Centre under the tutorage of Level Four Elite squash coach Carl Ince. Two other players from the after school programme,