Bermuda crush TT men in Caribbean Squash

BRIDGETOWN: Bermuda opened their bid for the men’s team title at the Caribbean Squash Championship with a crushing win over Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 on Monday night.

Bermuda shot past TT 5-0 in their Pool “B” match, while defending overall team champions Barbados squeezed a tight 3-2 win over the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in Pool “A” at the Marine Gardens Squash Courts. Led by men’s champion Gary Plumstead and runner-up Nick Kyme, Bermuda outplayed the Trinidadians, who rested their top player Paul Devertueil for the tie. The Barbados/OECS tie went down to the wire with the home side clinching victory through triumphs by Gavin Cumberbatch over Charlie Sonson, Marlon White beating Paul Cyrus, and Shawn Simpson getting past Gabbe Rabess 3-0. The OECS claimed their wins when their number two James Bentick beat Andy Gill and Jason Noon stopped John Cumberbatch. Earlier in the day, women’s champion Marlene West led Jamaica to a 4-1 victory over Guyana in women’s team play. The Jamaicans also registered wins in men’s play when they beat Venezuela 4-1, and in veterans’ competition, 2-1 ahead of Guyana. Trinidad and Tobago defeated the OECS 2-1 in another veterans match.