Team TT whip Jamaica in regional squash

Despite early defeats for Trinidad and Tobago’s Justin Gomez and Kevin Ross in the Under-19 Division, the home team secured crucial wins from captain Josh Pinard, Justin Sanguinette and Kale Wilson to secure the overall win.

Earlier Gomez went down to Jamaica’s David Patterson in straight sets in the first match while Ross also tasted defeat to the hands of Dominic Cover three games to two in another.

The results were a major set back for the local team early in the teams play-offs sets, until the Under-13 champ Kale Wilson, the Under-15 kim Sanguinette and the impressive Pinard came to the courts.

Pinard in his match got the better of Chris Binnie in three straight sets (3-0) in the Boys Under-17 age bracket and Sanguinette literally clobbered Jordan Schwier in three straight sets.

The overall win was sealed by Wilson, who destroyed Michael Jones in a similar three sets 3-0 to give TT the win.

The TT Women also pulled off a big win on the day, as they took care of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) four sets to one.

The local girls saw Nakita Poon King defeat Aiko Roudette 3-0 and Tessa Martin destroy Amber Glasgow by a similar margin.

They then rounded off the win through victories from Amy Gillezeau over Sherina Slater and a victory for Emily Bones over Samantha Boland by three straight sets.

In other results the Bahamas also got off on a winning note when they disposed of Barbados, courtesy wins by Scott Jupp, Jamie Johnson and Cliffe Bodie for an impressive 4-1 triumph overall.

Guyana was also among the winners on the day as they defeated the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The Guyanese got wins from Stanley Marcus, Peter De Groot, Kristian Jeffrey, Alex Arjoon and Deje Dias for a whopping 5-0 win overall.