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HASLAM CREATES
UPSET IN SVG NATIONAL SQUASH |
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At the close of the 2005 National Squash Championships played from April 25-30,
all the individual titles were successfully defended, except in one instance.
The event, which was held at the new National Squash Centre, saw players
competing in the Boys and Girls Under 19, Men's and Women's Open, Men's and
Women's 40+ and Men's 50+ categories.
In the Junior division, Shane Slater and Amber Glasgow successfully defended
their 2003 titles in the Boys' and Girls' Under
19 categories respectively. Slater claimed the title with straight-game
victories over Ian Sheridan and Kevin Bailey respectively, before dropping a
game in a 8/9, 9/0, 9/4, 9/0 final against 2nd-seeded Diarra Venner. In the
Girls Under 19, Glasgow came out on top with victories over Lisa Deane, Sherina
Slater and Aiko Roudette.
In the Veterans division, Colin Alexander, Sherian Slater and Keith Boyea were
crowned champions in the Men's 40+, Women's 40+ and Men's 50+ categories
respectively. Alexander made his way to the final with victories over Steve
Ollivierre and 4th-seeded Raphie King 9/0, 10/8, 9/0 and 7/9, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3
respectively. In the final however, he was awarded a walkover against an
injured Leroy Edwards. The Women's 40+ featured some of the top women players,
with Sherian Slater defeating Erica McIntosh, Vonnie Roudette and Rachel Haslam
in straight games for the title. The Men's 50+ saw Keith Boyea topping the
Round Robin table over Leroy Lewis (2nd), John Horne (3rd), Dave Dasilva (4th)
and Rudi Daniel (5th).
In the premier divisions, James Bentick cruised to the Men's Open title while
Rachel Haslam upset Sherian Slater for the Women's Open title. In the Men's
Open, Bentick dominated the competition, including his final opponent - Paul
Cyrus, winning 9/2, 9/1, 9/0. Meanwhile, 16-year old Shane Slater defeated Roy
Defreitas 9/6, 9/5, 10/8 for 3rd place. Both players had caused earlier upsets
in the quarter-finals, over the no. 3 seed Colin Alexander and no. 4 seed
Stephen Joachim respectively. Defreitas couldn't stop Bentick in the
semi-finals, losing 1/9, 5/9, 0/9, while Cyrus used all his
experience to eventually triumph 5/9, 9/7, 9/2, 9/3 over Slater. In a repeat of
the Women's 40+ final, top seeds Sherian Slater and Rachel Haslam faced off for
the title of Women's Open Champion. After a 4/9, 3/9, 5/9 loss in the Women's
40+ match, Haslam was determined to put up a stronger fight, which took the
game to the maximum 5 games. With the score at 8-8, both players fought hard
before Haslam clinched the game 10/8, for an upset win over her rival. A team
is now being selected to compete in the upcoming OECS Squash Championships to
be held here from May 12-15.
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Results
Men's Open Final -
(1) James
Bentick defeated (2) Paul Cyrus 9/2, 9/1, 9/0
Women's Open Final - (2) Rachel Haslam defeated (1) Sherian
Slater 5/9, 10/8, 4/9, 9/3, 10/8
Men's 40+ Final - (1) Colin Alexander defeated (3) Leroy
Edwards w/o
Women's 40+ Final - (1) Sherian Slater defeated (2) Rachel
Haslam 9/4, 9/3, 9/5
Men's 50+ Final - (1) Keith Boyea defeated (2) Leroy Lewis
4/9, 9/7, 9/0, 4/9, 9/6
Boys' Under 19 Final - (1) Shane Slater defeated (2) Diarra
Venner 8/9, 9/0, 9/4, 9/0
Girls' Under 19 Final - (2) Amber Glasgow defeated (1) Aiko
Roudette 10/8, 10/9, 9/2
FINAL POSITIONS
Men's
Open Women's Open Men's 40+ Women's 40+ Men's 50+
1. James Bentick Rachel Haslam Colin Alexander Sherian
Slater Keith Boyea
2. Paul Cyrus Sherian Slater Leroy Edwards Rachel
Haslam Leroy Lewis
3. Shane Slater Greta Primus Raphie King Vonnie
Roudette John Horne
4. Roy Defreitas Amber Glasgow Stephen Joachim Erica
McIntosh Dave Dasilva
5. Leroy Edwards Aiko Roudette Steve Ollivierre
Rudi Daniel
6. Stephen Joachim Erica McIntosh Stanley Dornieden
7. Steve Ollivierre Vonnie Roudette Dave Dasilva
8. Robert Banfield Neville Greaves
Boys' Under 19 Girls'
Under 19
1. Shane Slater Amber Glasgow
2. Diarra Venner Aiko Roudette
3. Bradley Glasgow Sherina Slater
4. Kevin Bailey Isis Gonsalves
5. Anson Alvis Melissa Rose
6. Kinnison Cyrus Gabriella Ambrose
7. Andrez Bascombe Lisa Deane
8. Alex Alexander
Information courtesy: Shane Slater |
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