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DAY 2 - Thurs 22nd April
At the end of Day 2 all the mens seeds were safely through to the next round, with the exception of Bajan players Shawn Simpson and Karen Meakins who arrive on today (Friday) to play their first matches.
Apart from Meakins and Simpson, the Mens Main Draw saw the other 6 seeds advance comfortably to the quarter finals but not without valiant attempts made by a some promising juniors.
Under 19 player, Ryan Bayne was off to a good start when he surprised Marc Pontifex taking the first game 11/7. The second game was neck-and-neck but experienced former National player Pontifex eked out the game 11/9 to level the score. From there Pontifex seemed to find his stride and cruised to victory taking the next two games at 4 and 8.
2008 Caribbean Under 13 champion, Nku Patrick stepped on to the court with a mission. He was up against Barbadian player Fabian Goodridge and there were no signs of intimidation. Goodridge seemed a bit relaxed to start, and 13-yr-old Patrick took advantage of this stealing the first game 11/9. Goodridge stepped up the intensity a bit and grabbed the next two games rather easily at 5 and 3. He geared down a bit in the 4th and again Patrick tried to capitalise earning a game ball at 10/9. However Goodridge decided it was time to get off court and took the next 3 points and the match.
Top local seeds Colin Ramasra and Ryan Abraham cruised to 3-0 victories along with coach, Richard Glanfield and Bajan, Bryant Cumberbatch.
In the Ladies Open, there were two round of 16 matches in the 10-player draw. Cathy deGannes-Martin gave the young Angelique Jackson a lesson in squash using her years of experience. After losing the second game 16/14, Jackson may have lost her motivation as she only managed to claim 2 points in the final game. Martin now advances to play #2 seed Rhea Khan.
The other match-up proved to be a classic. Two former junior players Johanna Augustus and Megan Fojo, both recently picking back up the sport, step on to the court with a sense of nostalgia. Augustus claimed the first two games at 9 and 4 and seemed en route to a straightforward victory. But nothing with squash is straightforward... Fojo bounces back by taking the next two games at 6 and 9 levelling the scoreline. With some close exchanges in the first few rallies, it seemed to be set to go down to the wire, but in the middle of the game Augustus broke away and eventually took the final game 11/8 and the match. Augustus worked really hard for that win and her reward is... the top seed and defending champion in the next round!
Mens, Ladies, and Vets Quarter Finals begin this afternoon.
Mens Qualifiers Plate
1st Round
Leonel Sorrillo def Nicholas Scott 11/7, 11/7, 11/3
Jacob Gillezeau def Barry Bibby 11/5, 11/3, 11/6
Varune Mungal def Osei James 11/4, 11/8, 11/6
Quarter Finals
Mario Berment def Chris Joachim 11/1, 11/4, 11/5
Godfrey Wei def Leonel Sorrillo 8/11, 11/9, 13/11, 10/12, 11/7
Wolfram Nothnagel def Jacob Gillezeau 9/11, 6/11, 12/10, 11/4, 11/9
Stephen Rodriguez def def Varune Mungal 11/6, 11/4, 11/5
Mens Vets
1st Round
Harry Lauglhin def Hugh Murphy w/o
Ladies Open Main Draw
1st Round
Cathy Martin def Angelique Jackson 11/7, 16/14, 11/2
Johanna Augustus def Megan Fojo 11/9, 11/4, 6/11, 9/11, 11/8
Mens Open Main Draw
Round of 16
#1 Colin Ramasra def Duncan Smart 11/8, 11/5, 11/3
#5 Fabian Goodridge def Nku Patrick 9/11, 11/5, 11/3, 12/10
#7 Marc Pontifex def Ryan Bayne 7/11, 11/9, 11/4, 11/8
#3 Bryant Cumberbatch def Peter Pirtheesingh 11/2, 11/3, 11/3
#4 Ryan Abraham def Chayse McQuan 11/9, 11/6, 11/4
#8 Karen Meakins vs Mandela Patrick (FRIDAY)
#6 Richard Glanfield def Julian Chin 11/8, 11/6, 11/7
#2 Shawn Simpson vs Brandon De Montrichard (FRIDAY)
FRIDAY MATCHES
Mens Vets
Quarter Finals
#1 Richard Glanfield vs Harry Lauglhin
#3 Brian Philips vs Raymond Patrick
#4 Duncan Smart vs Brent Augustus
#2 Brian Jackson vs Godfrey Wei
Ladies Open
Quarter Finals
#1 Karen Meakins vs Johanna Augustus
#4 Karina Lutchmeesingh vs Emily Bones
#3 Jessica Scott vs Charlotte Knaggs
#2 Rhea Khan vs Cathy deGannes-Martin
Plate
Angelique Jackson vs Loser Karen / Johanna
Megan Fojo vs Loser Rhea / Cathy
Mens Open
Round of 16
#8 Karen Meakins vs Mandela Patrick
#2 Shawn Simpson vs Brandon DeMontrichard
Quarter Finals
#1 Colin Ramasra vs #5 Fabian Goodridge
#3 Bryant Cumberbatch vs #7 Marc Pontifex
#4 Ryan Abraham vs Winner Karen / Mandela
Winner Shawn / Brandon vs #6 Richard Glanfield
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