Farfan & Mendes Junior Squash Tournament

Alex Cheeks and Shomari Wiltshire secured contrasting wins in the Category-A section when the Farfan and Mendes Junior Squash Championship continued on Thursday at the Georgetown Club facility.

Cheeks overcame Daniel Islam by a 8 – 11, 11 – 5, 11 – 4, 14 – 12 scoreline. It was the second win for Cheeks following his upset result over Taylor Fernandes.

On the other hand, Wiltshire defeated Anthony Islam 11 – 4, 11 – 5, 11 – 3. In Category-B, Samuel Ince-Carvalhal bested Gianni Carpenter 11 – 5, 11 – 3, 11 – 5 while Rebecca Low defeated Maya Collins 11 – 2, 11 – 8, 11 – 3.

Shomari Wiltshire
Shomari Wiltshire

The Category-C matchup witnessed Demetrius De Abreu defeating Dominic Collins 11 – 6, 11 – 5, 11 – 4. In Category-D, Abosaide Cadogan crushed Aliyah Persaud 11 – 1, 11 – 6, 11 – 9 while Madison Fernandes overcame Jason Gomes 13 – 11 – 3, 11 – 1.

Also, Mohyryan Baksh crushed Nathan Rahaman 11 – 5, 11 – 3 while James Mekdeci mauled Haley Carpenter 11 – 5, 11 – 1 and Zach Persaud defeated Paige Fernandes 11 – 13, 11 – 5, 11 – 9 in Category-E.

In Category-F, Mikhail Persaud defeated Chad De Abreu 11 – 7, 11 – 6 while Louis Da Silva brushed aside Nicholas Verwey 11 – 6, 11 – 3 and Liam Carpenter overcame Shiloh Asregado 8 – 11, 11 – 6, 11 – 3.

In Category-G, Jahcinta Adams downed Osmond Mack 11 – 6, 11 – 3 and Beau Fernandes made light work of Isabella Ramjohn 11 – 4, 11 – 2.

In Category-I, Aishani Persaud came from behind to defeat Noah Rahaman 8 – 11, 11-8, 11-9 while Dhiren Persaud defeated Joshua Verwey 11-8, 11- 8 and Grant Fernandes edged Jared Saul 8 – 11, 11-7, 11-7.

The event continues today at the same venue, with the respective finals scheduled for tomorrow from 11:00am.