Arjoon, Verwey power to Bounty Farm squash titles

National Men’s champion Alex Arjoon and rising star Nicholas Verwey have emerged as the top performers of the Bounty Farm Handicap Squash tournament, which concluded on Sunday at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street.

Top player Arjoon (-22) showed why he is number one, as he defeated Regan Pollard (-14), in an exciting final match at the Georgetown Club. Using a variety of the shots in his repertoire, Arjoon moved easily around the court and worked the talented Pollard through two games.

Moving quickly to level out his negative points, Arjoon calmly returned the hard-hitting Pollards shots, closing out the contest 15-6, 15-6.

The show stopper of the day was the Category A match between Nicholas Verwey (-8) and Michael Alphonso (-10). The level of play between these two youngsters was incredible as they rallied to every corner of the court in a display of precision play.

Verwey, who has improved at an incredible rate over the last few months, hunted every ball the skilful Alphonso played. Alphonso, on form, quickly closed the two-point deficit of his handicap and dominated early in the game.

Verwey held his patience before finishing the match in sheer style with a perfectly executed nick for a 13-15, 15-14, 15-10 triumph.

In the Open Plate match, junior player Samuel Ince-Carvalhal (3) secured his win against Ian Mekdeci (5) with precision drops, good lengths and deception, while Mohryan Baksh (-3) took the Category A title after defeating Louis Dasilva (7) in another entertaining game with long rallies and good placement.

The Guyana Squash Association expressed gratitude for the longstanding support of Bounty Farm Limited, which is seen as instrumental in the development of the sport.

SUMMARY OF WINNERS

Open Category

Winner – Alex Arjoon
Second place – Regan Pollard
Third place – Deje Dias

Alex Arjoon (-22) Regan Pollard (-14) 15-6, 15-6

Open Category Plate

Winner – Samuel Ince-Carvalhal
Second Place – Ian Mekdeci
Third Place – Jonathan Antczak

Samuel Ince-Carvalhal (3) beat Ian Mekdeci (5) 15-11, 15-11
Jonathan Antczak (6) beat Medhi Ramdhani (8) 10-15, 15-9, 15-13

Category A

Winner – Nicholas Verwey
Second Place – Michael Alphonso
Third Place – Abosaide Cadogan

Nicholas Verwey (-8) beat Michael Alphonso (-10) 13-15, 15-14, 15-10
Abosaide Cadogan (-4) beat Kirsten Gomes (-4) 15-12, 15-14

Category A Plate

Winner – Mohryan Baksh
Second Place – Louis Dasilva
Third Place – Ethan Jonas

Mohryan Baksh (-3) beat Louis DaSilva (7) 15-13, 15-13
Ethan Jonas (-4) beat Aishani Persaud (11) 15-11, 15-12