Benjamin Mekdeci and Taylor Fernandes clinched the under-19 Boys and Girls titles respectively but it was Shomari Wiltshire’s day at the Georgetown Club’s squash courts yesterday.
Wiltshire, son of former Caribbean’s men’s singles squash champion Garfield Wiltshire, showed that he had all of his father’s squash skills and probably even more with a dominant display not seen regularly in junior squash tournaments locally.
The young Wiltshire carted off three titles to be easily the most outstanding player when the Woodpecker Products Limited Junior National Championships climaxed yesterday winning the U13, U15 and U17 titles.
In the U13 final he defeated Samuel Ince-Carvahal 11/0, 11/2, 11/7.
Wiltshire also won the U15 category ahead of Anthony Islam and the U17 division from Alex Cheeks.
As expected though, Mekdeci took the Boys’U19 title overcoming a game Alec Melville 8/11, 11/7, 11/3, 11/5 after downing Anthony Islam 11/4, 11/5, 11/4 in the semi-finals.
Taylor Fernandes and Larissa Wiltshire are fierce rivals and yesterday Fernandes was to get the better of her arch-rival defeating Shomari’s sister Larissa in straight sets 11/7, 11/8, 11/4 in the Girls’U19 final.
Also in the Girls under-17 section, Makeda Harding clinched the title after crushing Rebecca Low 11/2, 11/9, 14/12 while Abosaide Cadogan claimed the Girls under-13 title, crushing Haley Carpenter 11/9, 11/5, 11/3.
Similarly, Michael Alphonso defeated Mohyryan Baksh 11/3, 11/2, 11/7 to lay claim to the Boys under-11 accolade whilst Louis DaSilva was crowned the Boys under-9 champ, defeating Shiloh Asregado 11/6, 11/6, 11/4.
In other results of the day, Chad De Abreu defeated Wade Beckles 11/1, 11/3, 11/6 in the Boys under-9 section. In the lone Girls Under-11 fixture, Beau Fernandes defeated Isabella Ramjohn 11/2, 11/5, 11/4.
In the other results of the Boys under-11 division, Demetrius De Abreu downed Ethan Jonas 11/9, 11/8, 11/0 while Ethan Jonas defeated Mohyryan Baksh 11/8, 11/6, 11/7 and Kamir Khan overcame James Mekdeci 6/11, 11/7, 12/10, 11/7.
Continuing in the Girls under-13 section, Madison Fernandes overcame Kirsten Gomes 11/9, 9/11, 10/12, 11/3, 11/5 and Aliyah Persaud mauled Teija Edwards 11/1, 11/0, 11/1.
In the other results of the Boys under-13 section, Demetrius De Abreu brushed aside Zachary Persaud 11/6, 11/2, 11/5 while
Gianni Carpenter downed Michael Alphonso 11/7, 11/8, 11/6 and Dominic Collins bested Nechemiyah Levans 11/6, 11/6, 11/0.
In the Boys under-15 section, Lucas Jonas edged Jason Gomes 6/11, 12/10, 11/8, 11/3 while Anthony Islam defeated Gianni Carpenter 11/2, 11/2, 11/1 and John Phang brushed aside Jason Gomes 11/6, 11/8, 11/9.
The lone Boys under-17 fixture witnessed Alex Cheeks defeating Saywack 13/11, 11/7, 11/7. In the other result of Boys under-19 section, Ritthew Saywack squeaked past Matthew Phang 11/8, 10/12, 17/15, 11/6.
The Most Improved Girl and Boy awards went to Cadogan and Alphonso respectively while Harding and Shomari Wiltshire copped the Most Outstanding Girl and Boy awards respectively. The complete results of the event as follow
Boys Under 9
Louis Da Silva – Winner
Chad De Abreu – Second
Shiloh Asregado – Third
Girls Under 11
Paige Fernandes – Winner
Beau Fernandes – Second
Isabella Ramjohn – Third
Boys Under 11
Michael Alphonso – Winner
Demetrius De Abreu Second
Ethan Jonas – Third
Kamir Khan – Fourth
Girls Under 13
Abosaide Cadogan – Winner
Madison Fernandes – Second
Kirsten Gomes – Third
Aliyah Persaud – Fourth
Boys Under 13
Shomari Wiltshire – Winner
Samuel Ince-Carvahal
– Second
Gianni Carpenter – Third
Michael Alphonso – Fourth
Boys under 13 Plate
Demetrius De Abreu – Winner
Zachary Persaud – Second
Dominic Collins – Third
Girls Under 15
Makeda Harding – Winner
Maya Collins – Second
Boys Under 15
Shomari Wiltshire – Winner
Anthony Islam – Second
Daniel Islam – Third
Samuel Ince-Carvahal
– Fourth
Girls Under 17
Makeda Harding – Winner
Rebecca Low – Second
Maya Collins – Third
Boys Under 17
Shomari Wiltshire – Winner
Alex Cheeks – Second
Ritthew Saywack – Third
Girls Under 19
Taylor Fernandes – Winner
Larissa Wiltshire – Second
Makeda Harding- Third
Rebecca Low – Fourth
Boys Under 19
Benjamin Mekdeci – Winner
Alex Cheeks – Second
Alec Melville – Third
Ritthew Saywack – Fourth
