DAY 7: Opening Ceremony, Team Matches...Power Outage!

Yesterday, team matches got underway at 10AM. OECS Vets put up a good fight, but only Sherian Slater (Ladies 50+) was able to pick up a win against the strong Barbados team. At 5:30pm, we had the Opening Ceremony, followed by the 2nd set of matches. OECS Men faced off against Guyana, going down 0-2 before Joe Kneipp put in a flawless display to dispatch Richard Chin at #1. Kevin Hannaway was on his way to a victory, when a power outage stopped play for the night. Likewise on Court 4, OECS Vets were tied 2-2 in matches against the T&T vets (on the strength of 2 come-from-behind wins from the 2 women!) before play was halted during the last match (Men's 60+). These 2 ties will resume at 9AM this morning, following by OECS-Jamaica Men and OECS-Cayman Vets at 1PM and then the 6PM matches (play-offs for the Men and Jamaica for the Vets team). All players are giving it their all and aiming for the podium.

OECS Results:

OECS lost to Barbados (Vets) 1-4
M40+ Mark Chapman lost to Mark Sealy 2/11, 2/11, 2/11
M50+ Keith Boyea lost to Nigel Griffith 5/11, 4/11, 4/11
M60+ Ken Adamson lost to Leon Truss 6/11, 6/11, 2/11
W40+ Monique Lovell lost to Kristina Evelyn 3/11, 7/11, 2/11
W50+ Sherian Slater bt Lynn DeCambria-Mcleod 11/7, 13/11, 12/10

OECS bt Guyana (Men) 3-2
1 Joe Kneipp bt Richard Chin 11/5, 11/3, 11/3
2 Joe Chapman bt Alex Arjoon 11/6, 11/3, 11/9
3 Kevin Hannaway bt Robert McDavid 11/8, 11/6, 11/5
4 Kevin Bailey lost to Jamal Callender 8/11, 1/11, 5/11
5 Shane Slater lost to Ramon Chan-A-Sue 11/7, 11/6, 10/12, 9/11, 5/11

OECS lost to Trinidad & Tobago (Vets) 2-3
M40+ Mark Chapman lost to Peter Pirtheesingh 2/11, 4/11, 3/11
M50+ Keith Boyea lost to John Holley 4/11, 7/11, 6/11
M60+ Ken Adamson lost to Glen Massey 10/12, 5/11, 3/11
W40+ Monique Lovell bt Diane Julien 14/16, 6/11, 11/6, 11/9, 12/10
W50+ Sherian Slater bt Sonia Carrington 10/12, 7/11, 12/10, 11/5, 11/9

DAY 6: Bailey wins the plate!

Last night, Kevin Bailey capped a great individual tournament by winning the plate to finish in 17th place overall. In the semis, he defeated Trinidadian Mandela Patrick in straight games to advance to the final where he triumphed over Guyana's Robert McDavid 13/11, 11/7, 8/11, 9/11, 11/6. In the process, he finished higher than his only conqueror - Chris Stout.

The team event begins today, with the Vets team kicking things off against Barbados at 10AM, followed by the Opening Ceremony at 5:30PM and finally, the Vets play Trinidad and the Men play Guyana at 7PM. Stay tuned!

OECS Results:
Kevin Bailey bt (17/20) Mandela Patrick (TRI) 11/9, 11/6, 11/4
Kevin Bailey bt Robert McDavid (GUY) 13/11, 11/7, 8/11, 9/11, 11/6

DAY 5: Bailey still alive

The individual event continued today and despite valiant efforts from all players, Kevin Bailey is the only player left standing for the final day tomorrow. Bailey started his day with a minor upset, defeating 17/20 seed Jake Kelly (CAY) 11/2, 11/7, 7/11, 11/9. He then booked his semi-final spot with a 3-0 win over Jamaican Joey Levy. He continues his quest for the plate title 11:45AM tomorrow, facing Trinidad's Mandela Patrick. The lone OECS representative in the main draw fell at the quarter-final stage, as Joe C. was unable to overcome #2 seed Chris Binnie (JAM) in a 6/11, 7/11, 10/12 loss (pictured above).

OECS Results:
Monique Lovell lost to Kristina Myren (CAY) 3/11, 7/11, 4/11
Shane Slater lost to Joey Levy (JAM) 5/11, 9/11, 9/11
Kevin Bailey bt (17/20) Jake Kelly (CAY) 11/2, 11/7, 7/11, 11/9
Brodie Faragher-Kneipp lost to (9/10) Brooke Burrowes (JAM) 0-3
Kevin Bailey bt Joey Kevy (JAM)11/9, 11/2, 11/5
(5/8) Joe Chapman lost to (2) Chris Binnie (JAM) 6/11, 7/11, 10/12
Shane Slater bt Peter Pirtheesingh (TRI) 11/4, 11/8, 11/4
(9/16) Kevin Hannaway lost to (9/16) Micah Franklin (BER) 2/11, 6/11, 7/11
Shane Slater lost to (17/20) Jake Kelly 3/11, 12/14, 6/11

DAY 4: Individual Event begins

The individual competition kicked off today with a mixed bag of results for the OECS team. Right off the bat, we had 2 see-saw 5-setters. Kevin Hannaway squeezed past Warren Burrowes (JAM) 11/9 in the 5th, while Kevin Bailey made some errors at some crucial stages to go down 11/7, 2/11, 11/8, 5/11, 5/11 to Chris Stout (BER). Bailey recovered with a solid 3-1 win against Guyana's Ramon Chan-A-Sue in the plate. Joe Chapman looked in good form in his 11/5, 11/4, 7/11, 11/7 win over 9/16 seed Micah Franklin (BER) in the Round of 16. Despite dropping a game, he always looked the likely winner. Also, Monique had a good 3-1 win over Delia Canham (CAY) in the plate.

OECS Results:
(9/16) Kevin Hannaway bt (17/20) Warren Burrowes (JAM)12/14, 11/5, 9/11, 11/3, 11/9
Kevin Bailey lost to Chris Stout (BER) 11/7, 2/11, 11/8, 5/11, 5/11
Brodie Faragher-Kneipp lost to Eilidh Bridgeman (CAY) 3/11, 5/11, 5/11
Shane Slater lost to (9/16) Alex Arjoon (GUY) 4/11, 6/11, 7/11
(5/8) Joe Chapman bt Mark Sealy (BAR) 11/4, 11/5, 11/2
Monique Lovell lost to (3/4) Marlene West (CAY) 2/11, 4/11, 2/11
Monique Lovell bt Delia Canham (CAY) 9/11, 11/7, 11/5, 15/13
Brodie Faragher-Kneipp lost to Alex Jordan (BAR) 5/11, 5/11, 4/11
Kevin Bailey bt Ramon Chan-A-Sue (GUY) 9/11, 11/7, 11/5, 15/13
(5/8) Joe Chapman bt (9/16) Micah Franklin (BER) 11/5, 11/4, 7/11, 11/7
(9/16) Kevin Hannaway lost to (2) Chris Binnie (JAM) 2/11, 0/11, 5/11

DAY 3: Hotel Check-in & Welcome Dinner

The Vincy boys had a final practice hit today and then checked in to the hotel (pictured above). We were joined by Monique (St. Lucia) and BVI players Joe C., Joe K., Brodie and Ken. Great to have the team together. For those who don't know, the OECS team typically comprises players from St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica and the British Virgin Islands. At 6:30pm we had a nice welcome dinner provided by Tikki Beach.

After a long championship panel meeting, we finally have the draws for the individual event. Check them out here:

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draws.aspx?id=3C71290B-F45F-4606-BAB4-799130D2720B

Team OECS is ready to go!

DAY 2: Practice Day

The Vincy boys went for a hit this morning at the South Sound squash club. It's slightly warmer than we expected, but bearable.

DAY 1: Traveling/Sleeping Day

We (Kevin H., Kevin B. and Shane) left SVG at around 6:30AM on Friday and finally arrived in Grand Cayman just before midnight.

A 2010 Retrospective

En route to a silver medal finish at CASA 2010, OECS' #4 player Kevin Hannaway clinched a thrilling comeback victory over Barbados' Mark Sealy to seal 1st place in their Pool for the Men's Team Championships.