BVIslanders Delilah Pease and Ethan Mohamed are into the finals of the Junior Caribbean Squash Championships in St. Vincent.
The two have become the BVI’s first finalists since 2009, an achievement that will guarantee either a silver or gold medal.
To reach the final, Mohamed defeated Levi Jack from the Cayman Islands 11-5, 11-6, 4-11, 9-11, 11-6.
“Ethan came out strong and played really well to forge a 2 game lead. He was playing to a good length which was opening up attacking opportunities which he then capitalised on. He took his foot off the gas slightly and his opponent fought back spiritedly to tie things up at 2 games apiece,” National Coach Adam Murrills stated.
He added, “This took us into a 5th and final game decider. Ethan showed great belief and composure to come out at the start of the 5th and reassert himself. He took an early lead and he never took his foot off the gas, closing it out 11-6 to give us our first long awaited finalist!”
As it pertains to Pease, she defeated Peyton Marshall-Brancher of Barbados in three straight games.
“She was feeling the nerves prior to her semi-final, however, with the way she conducted herself you would never have known! Her serves were fantastic from start to finish and she placed the ball intelligently away from her opponent whilst moving towards a 3-0 victory, 11-3, 11-4, 11-2,” Coach Murrills stated.
“This performance is made all the more impressive by the fact that Delilah is only 8 years old and can compete in this age group for another 2 years,” he added.
This year the BVI sent a team of nine to the tournament and according to National Coach Adam Murrills, the Junior BVI Team has recorded its best ever set of results with seven players finishing within the top eight in the Caribbean within their respective individual competitions.
Delilah will play her final against Trinidad and Tobago’s Gia Ghuran at 3:10 p.m. this afternoon, while Ethan will face Ben Shepherd of Barbados at 4:10 p.m.
Persons interested in viewing the finals can do so via the following link.
