Guyana ready to battle for 13th consecutive squash title
Guyana will host the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championship from July 1-9 and the 12-time champions have all intentions to make it another year of being undefeated.
Guyana Squash Association (GSA) President Robin Lowe, in a recent interview with Guyana Times Sport, contended that although the team have been dominant for over a decade, the championships would be no walk-over on home turf.
Shomari Wiltshire and Daniel Islam are just two of the talented players who will look to maintain their country’s dominance
“It is not going to be a walk-over; it is always going to be a fight. Guyana has dominated over the past 12 years which in itself is a feat; we have the advantage this year playing home, but the other teams are playing hard as well,” Lowe expressed.
The locals will have the likes of Junior Champion Shomari Wiltshire; Taylor Fernandes (who is playing in her final season as a junior); Alex Cheeks; Makeda Harding and Abosaide Cadogan among other talented players to carry the fight to the opposing teams.
GSA President Robin Lowe
With respect to the facilities, the Georgetown Club Courts along with the National Racquet Centre will undergo rehabilitation works.
“Both venues are going to be upgraded; at the Racquet Centre… we are putting in new floors and that is possibly three-quarter way finished, there will also be seats for at least 70 people; both venues will be up to scratch ahead of the event.”
Last year in Cayman Islands, Guyana won the overall team title for the 12th consecutive time. They defeated the Cayman Islands 3-2 in the boys’ final, but lost by a similar margin in the girls’ final to Barbados.
