2005
veterans of the squash court were pitted against each other in the
Men's Open Quarter-finals. Paul Cyrus and Leroy Edwards have
been playing each other since their junior days back in the '80s,
and tonight was no exception.
The first game started out with both players testing each other out,
with slow, prolonged rallies. Edwards took the first lead at 2-0,
but the score was soon tied up again at 2-2. After some more
long rallies, the score still sat at 2-2, before Cyrus broke the tie at
3-2. Cyrus continued to edge ahead to reach 5-2, and eventually
reached game ball at 8-3, which he won.
The second game began with some more testing rallies, with the
score stuck at 1-1. Cyrus then took a brief lead at 2-1, before it
was tied up again at 2-2. Edwards then took a 3-2 lead, before
Cyrus edged ahead 4-3. Edwards took back the lead at 6-4, but
once again, Cyrus tied up the score at 6-6. Cyrus then reached
game ball at 8-6, to clinch a solid 2-0 lead in games. However,
Edwards had other plans, fighting back to win the game 10/8. The
score was now tied at 1-1 in games.
Edwards sustained his momentum, charging ahead to 5-0, before Cyrus
registered his first point at 1-5. His comeback continued to 4-5, but Edwards
kept the advantage to reach 7-4. Edwards would then go on to win the 3rd
game 9/4.
In the 4th game, it was Cyrus who took the early lead at 4-0. He edged away
further to reach 6-0, and never looked back to take the game 9/1.
In the tie-breaking 5th game, some exquisite volley drops gave Cyrus another
4-0 lead. Cyrus then maintained the pressure on a tiring Edwards to seal the
match 9/0.
(1) James Bentick defeated Robert Banfield 9/0, 9/6, 9/2
Roy Defreitas defeated (4) Stephen Joachim 9/10, 9/1, 4/9, 10/8, 9/2
Shane Slater defeated (3) Colin Alexander 3/9, 9/3, 1/9, 9/7, 9/3
(2) Paul Cyrus defeated Leroy Edwards 9/3, 8/10, 4/9, 9/1, 9/0
WOMEN'S OPEN
(2) Rachel Haslam defeated (3) Greta Primus 9/5, 9/2, 9/2
MEN'S 40+
(1) Colin Alexander defeated Steve Ollivierre 9/0, 10/8, 9/0
(4) Raphie King defeated Dave Dasilva 9/0, 9/0, 9/0
(3) Leroy Edwards defeated Stanley Dorneiden 9/4, 9/1, 9/4
(2) Stephen Joachim defeated Andre Brown 4/9, 9/7, 9/4, 9/7
MEN'S 50+
Leroy Lewis defeated Rudi Daniel w/o
John Horne defeated Dave Dasilva 10/8, 9/1, 9/5
BOYS' UNDER 19
(1) Shane Slater defeated (8)Ian Sheridan 9/0, 9/0, 9/0
(5) Kevin Bailey defeated (4) Andrew Dasilva w/o
(3) Bradley Glasgow defeated (6) Anson Alvis 9/2, 9/4, 9/4
(2) Diarra Venner defeated (7) Andrez Bascombe 9/1, 9/7, 3/9, 5/9, 9/6
GIRLS' UNDER 19
(4) Isis Gonsalves defeated Gabriella Ambrose 9/0, 9/0, 9/0
(3) Sherina Slater defeated Melissa Rose 9/0, 9/2, 9/0
(2) Amber Glasgow defeated Lisa Deane 9/0, 9/0, 9/0