Zante Dick-Read played in one of the most exciting games of the championships before narrowly going down 11/9,6/11, 4/11, 11/5, 10/12 inner five set thriller. Photo: Provided

Team BVI currently sits second in the medal table at the Junior OECS Squash championships being held in St Vincent with one gold, one silver and a bronze. Photo: Provided

Abayomi Maddox finished top of the U15 Girls "B" Division which included Abrehart and Doyle with two wins out of two. Photo: Provided

Luca Reich won the boys U11 Division with a straight game victory 11/4, 11/4, 11/4 against Jlan McMaster of St Vincent. Photo: Provided

This year's Junior OECS (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States) Squash Championships are being played at the National Squash Centre in Paul’s Avenue from 11-14 April, with 30 players from the respective OECS Squash countries of The Virgin Islands, Dominica, St. Lucia and host St. Vincent and the Grenadines competing to be #1 in their respective categories over the three-day period of competition.

Some 60 plus matches are expected to be played on the two courts at the Centre, and as expected all the matches so far have been full of excitement.

On Day two, Lauryn Doyle (VIN) played Emily Abrehart (IVB) in the Girls’ Under 15 Pool B match up to see who would play Thandi Myers (VIN) in the Girls Under 15 Semi-Finals.

Abrehart took control of the match from the start by taking the first two games 11/7, 11/6. However, Lauryn Doyle sister of Jason Doyle, Caribbean Boys’ Under 13 Champion 2010 and Runner-Up Boys Under 15 2012 played some of her brother's shots in to taking the third game to 12/10.

The home crowd began to rally behind Doyle in the fourth game as she played some great deep shots and moved Abrehart around the court, but Abrehart started to match her by doing the same thing which allowed the game to tie 10 all. After the score was leveled more drama occurred from both players and the game became very tense, first at 12/11 match ball then 12/12 but it was Abrehart who would finish on top 14/12.

Despite the fervor of the Girls game it was Geronimo Ross (VIN) VS. Zante Dick-Read (IVB) in the BU15 division that really got the spectators at the National Squash Center on their feet with the excitement and drama that occurred during the first five setter of the tournament.

Dick-Read took the first game 11/9 but Ross never called it quits as he took the second game 11/6 and the third 11/4. However Dick-Read refused to simply hand over the match to Ross without a fight, the British Virgin Islands player took the fourth game 11/5. Most of the drama and excitement of this match came in the fifth game with scores constantly being leveled, but it was the Dick-Read who took the lead at  10/7 match ball.

However, it wasn’t over as the Vincentian refused to let any ball go to the back of the court by constantly volleying the ball down the wall to good lengths which allowed him to save three match points and tie the game 10 all, which allowed him to be victorious in the end 12/10.

Day ONE Results:

Boys’ Under 11- Luca Joseph Reich (IVB) Defeated Jordan Barnwell (VIN) 11/0, 11/0, 11/4

Girls’ under 13- Lauryn Doyle (VIN) Defeated Giovanna Miller Alexander (VIN) 11/2, 11/2, 11/3; Lauryn Doyle (VIN) Defeated Paige Cadogan (VIN) 11/4, 11/4, 11/6; Lauryn Doyle (VIN) Defeated Loushanna Peters (VIN) 11/3, 11/1, 11/3

Boys’ Under 13- Kai Bentick (VIN) Defeated Jlan McMaster (VIN) 11/1, 11/2, 11/2; Samuel Childs (IVB) Defeated Jlan McMaster (VIN) 11/2, 11/2, 11/5

Girls’ Under 15- Thandi Myers (VIN) Defeated Johanna Kerins (IVB) 11/1, 11/5, 11/4

Boys’ Under 15- Kai Bentick (VIN) Defeated Ryan Wooldridge (IVB) 11/3, 11/2, 11/0; Geronimo Ross (VIN) Defeated Zante Dick-Read (IVB) 9/11, 11/6, 11/4, 5/11, 12/10; Kai Bentick (VIN) Defeated Geronimo Ross (VIN) 11/2, 11/4, 11/2

Girls’ Under 17- Deiriai Myers (VIN) Defeated Abayomi Maddox (IVB) 11/6, 11/6, 11/8; Thandi Myers (VIN) Defeated Deiriai Myers (VIN) 11/6, 11/9, 11/4; Gianna Miller Alexander (VIN) Defeated Abayomi Maddox (IVB) 11/1, 11/2, 11/5

Day two results

Girls’ Under 11- Loushanna Peters (VIN) Defeated Paige Cadogan (VIN) 11/5, 9/11, 11/8 ; Giovanna Miller Alexander (VIN) Defeated Loushanna Peters (VIN) 11/2, 11/5, 11/3

Boys’ Under 11- Jlan McMaster (VIN) Defeated Jordan Barnwell (VIN) 11/5, 11/2, 11/5
Finals: Luca Joseph Reich (IVB) Defeated Jlan McMaster (VIN) 11/4, 11/4, 11/4

Boys’ Under 11 Overall Ranking
1. Luca Joseph Reich (IVB)
2. Jlan McMaster (VIN)
3. Jordan Barnwell (VIN)

Girls’ Under 13- Loushanna Peters (VIN) Defeated Paige Cadogan (VIN) 11/5, 9/11, 11/8; Giovanna Miller Alexander (VIN) Defeated Loushanna Peters (VIN) 11/2, 11/5, 11/3

Boys’ Under 13- Samuel Childs (IVB) Defeated Luca Joseph Reich (IVB) 11/9, 7/11, 11/5, 11/9; Luca Joseph Reich (IVB) Defeated Jlan McMaster (VIN) 11/4, 11/4, 11/4; Kai Bentick (VIN) Defeated Luca Joseph Reich (IVB) 11/1, 11/1, 11/2

Finals:- Kai Bentick (VIN) Defeated Samuel Childs (IVB) 11/3, 11/1, 11/3

Boys’ Under 13 Overall Ranking
1. Kai Bentick (VIN)
2. Samuel Childs (IVB)
3. Luca Joseph Reich (IVB)
4. Jlan McMaster (VIN)

Girls’ Under 15- Pool A; Johanna Kerins (IVB) Defeated Kerstin Gordon (IVB) 11/5, 13/11, 12/10
Thandi Myers (VIN) Defeated Kerstin Gordon (IVB) 11/4, 11/8, 11/6

Overall Pool A Ranking
1. Thandi Myers (VIN)
2. Johanna Kerins (IVB)
3. Kerstin Gordon (IVB)

Pool B- Emily Abrehart (IVB) Defeated Lauryn Doyle (VIN) 11/7, 11/6, 10/12, 14/12; Abayomi Maddox (IVB) Defeated Emily Abrehart (IVB) 11/7, 11/7, 11/3; Abayomi Maddox (IVB) Defeated Lauryn Doyle (VIN) 11/3, 11/9, 11/6

Overall Pool B Ranking
1. Abayomi Maddox (IVB)
2. Emily Abrehart (IVB)
3. Lauryn Doyle (VIN)

Boys’ Under 15- Luc Chevrier (LCA) Defeated Ryan Wooldridge (IVB) 11/3, 11/4, 11/1; Luc Chevrier (LCA) Defeated Geronimo Ross (VIN) 11/2, 11/1, 11/5; Kai Bentick (VIN) Defeated Zante Dick-Read (IVB) 11/3, 11/1, 11/4; Luc Chevrier (LCA) Defeated Zante Dick-Read (IVB) 8/11, 11/3, 11/8, 11/3; Zante Dick-Read (IVB) Defeated Ryan Wooldridge (IVB) 11/4, 11/4, 9/11, 11/7; Geronimo Ross (VIN) Defeated Ryan Wooldridge (IVB) 11/7, 11/8, 11/7

Girls’ Under 17- Thandi Myers (VIN) Defeated Zeina Reyes (LCA) 11/3, 7/11, 8/11, 11/7, 11/3; Deiriai Myers (VIN) Defeated Gianna Miller Alexander (VIN) 11/8, 9/11, 11/6, 8/11, 11/6; Deiriai Myers (VIN) Defeated Zeina Reyes (LCA) 11/4, 11/4, 13/11; Abayomi Maddox (IVB) Defeated Zeina Reyes (LCA) 11/9, 2/11, 11/6, 11/3

Girls’ Under 19- Erika Sorrentino (IVB) Defeated Erin Anderson (IVB) 11/6, 11/7, 11/3; Gianna Miller Alexander (VIN) Defeated Erin Anderson (IVB) 13/11, 11/6, 11/9; Deiriai Myers (VIN) Defeated Gianna Miller Alexander (VIN) 11/8, 9/11, 11/6, 8/11, 11/6

Medal Table

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At the end of the competition a team would be selected to represent the OECS at this year’s Junior Caribbean Squash Championships to be held in the twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago from 21^st-28^th July.