Mixed fortune for Jamaica at CASA Junior Champs

Jamaica has experienced mixed fortune in the highly competitive team competition at the 2018 JN General Insurance Caribbean Area Squash Association's (CASA) Junior Championships now under way at the Liguanea Club in Kingston.

The boys faced Trinidad and Tobago in their first outing on Wednesday and things got off to a good start when Adam Ardito beat Kobie Khan 11-4, 11-9, 11-5. However, then All Jamaica Under-13 Champion, Aman Dhiman lost to Seth Thong 7-11, 3-11, 3-11 and Nicholas Caddle received a walk over ahead of his match with Jonathan Walker. Then All Jamaica Under 17 Champion, Kyle Haddad lost 9-11, 1-11, 7-11 to Joshua Poon which sealed the deal for Trinidad although Jamaica's Under-13 champion, Tobias Levy beat Scott-Michael Shaw 11-3, 11-9, 11-3.

The local boys rebounded to clip the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

3-2 on Wednesday night. Jonathan Walker got the job done, beating Mikhail Quashie 11-1, 11-3, 11-1 and although Dhiman lost to Jaydon Williams and Haddad was beaten 1-11, 3-11, 2-11 by Kai Bentick, OECS defaulted on two games.

The girls' team had an uphill task against the higher ranked Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday. Newly crowned Caribbean Under-13 champion Savannah Thomson did her part beating Sigourney Williams 11-5, 11-6, 16-14 and All Jamaica Under-17 champion, Mia Mahfood, came through and beat Aimee De Verteuil 11-7, 11-1, 11-7. However, Mira Handa lost 3-11, 6-11, 9-11 to Marie-Claire Barcant; Mia Todd went down 7-11, 4-11, 11-9, 4-11 to Chloe Walcott and Mia Lake suffered a 3-11, 5-11, 1-11 defeat at the hands of Alexandria Yearwood.

FOUND GOING ROUGH

The girls also found the going rough against regional powerhouse Guyana yesterday.

Mia Lake kept her head to battle past Rebecca Low 11-9, 11-9, 12-14, 4-11, 14-12 and Savannah Thomson came back from a first game loss to beat Georgiana Fernandes 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 12-10. However, Mia Mahfood lost 8-11, 9-11, 1-11 to Kirsten Gomes; Mia Todd was defeated 8-11, 5-11, 1-11 by Abosaide Cadogan and Mira Handa was beaten 11-5 11-6 11-8 by Sarah Lewis.

The boys were also beaten by Guyana. Jonathan Walker delivered a 11-6, 11-7, 3-11, 11-5 win over Alexander Cheeks but his teammates ran into trouble. Kyle Haddad lost 6-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5; Tobias Levy suffered a 1-11, 1-11, 1-11 defeat at the hands of Shomari Wiltshire; Adam Ardito was beaten 5-11, 5-11, 6-11 by Rithew Saywack and Aman Dhiman lost 4-11, 4-11, 1-11 to Michael Alphonso.