SVG Squash Players

MEN PLAYERS James Bentick Leroy Edwards Paul Cyrus Colin Alexander Leroy Lewis John Horne Roy Defreitas Dave DaSilva John West Steve Olivierre Maurice Robertson Brian Glasgow Perry Defreitas Keith Boyea Bruce Lyle Olin Dennie Isaac Solomon Robert Banfield Maurice Edwards Andre Brown Andre Cadougan Stephen Joachim Sheldon Venner Ray Defreitas Kenneth Onu Mark Cyrus Kelly Glass Chad Minors Edmund Jackson Ryan Sprott Reuben John Rudi Daniel WOMEN PLAYERS Sherian Slater Rachel Haslam Kim Halbich Erica McIntosh Vonnie Roudette Nickshire Nero Greta Primus Deirdre Myers Lydia Pope Simone France Louise Mitchell Junior Players Shane Slater Bradley Glasgow Diarra Venner Amber Glasgow Kai Toney Kevin Bailey Aiko Roudette Sherina Slater Isis Gonsalves Ian Sheridan Andrez Bascombe Andrew DaSilva Anson Alvis Kinnison Cyrus Alex Alexander Lisa Deane Gabriella Ambrose Tamika Rose Melissa Rose Sabrina Ferdinand Stephen Ferdinand Kenica Lewis Kevin Hannaway Tyson McGuire Kalina Browne N.B - all player lists are in random order.

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Who do you think was the Player of the Year for 2005? Colin Alexander Andrez Bascombe James Bentick Amber Glasgow Rachel Haslam Aiko Roudette Vonnie Roudette Shane Slater Sherian Slater    Free polls from Pollhost.com

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: April 2006

DIARRA VENNER

The Player of the Month for April 2006 is Diarra Venner, who went undefeated this month en route to the Vita Malt Junior Open Boys' Under 15 and 17 titles as well as the O.E.C.S Junior Championships Boys' Under 17 and 19 titles. At the Vita Malt Junior Open in Trinidad, he claimed his first-ever victory over archrival Justin Sanguinette, the current Caribbean Boys Under 15 Champion.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: March 2006

JAMES BENTICK

The Player of the Month for March 2006 is James Bentick, advancing all the way to the finals of the Consolation Plate at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia. After suffering straight-game losses to Harry Leitch (Scotland) and Hartaj Bains (Kenya), he recovered by defeating fellow O.E.C.S competitor Joe Chapman and Malawi's Chikumbutso Mkutumula in straight games, before succombing to Sri Lanka's Navin Samarasinghe in the final of the consolation plate.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: February 2006

SHANE SLATER

The February Player of the Month is the new Junior Sportsman of the Year Shane Slater, who won 3 of his 6 matches on the Collegiate Squash Circuit, including a dramatic 9/7 in the fifth victory in the first round of the College Squash National Men's Team Championships, giving Franklin and Marshall College a 5-4 win over rivals Bates College.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: January 2006

SHANE SLATER

The first Player of the Month for 2006 is Shane Slater, who compiled an 8-2 record in US Collegiate Squash Action. He had a perfect 4-0 weekend at the Yale Round Robin, helping Franklin and Marshall College to upset wins over Bates College and Bowdoin College.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: December 2005

SHANE SLATER

The December 2005 Player of the Month is Shane Slater, who completed the first half of the 2005-2006 US Collegiate Squash Season with losses to Yale's Colin Campbell (2/9, 4/9, 2/9) and University of Pennsylvania's Sam Peele (2/9, 9/7, 4/9,9/3, 5/9). Following this, he competed at the US Junior Open, where he won 1st round match before losing the #4 seed and eventual champion in the 2nd round. He then won his 1st consolation match before bowing out to American Christopher Vernick.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: November 2005

JAMES BENTICK

The Player of the Month for November 2005 is James Bentick, who continued his dominance over archrival Charlie Sonson to win the Meridian Senior Open Men's 35-44 title with a 9/5, 6/9, 7/9, 9/5, 9/6 victory.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: October 2005

ANDREZ BASCOMBE

The Player of the Month for October 2005 is Andrez Bascombe, who collected the Rotherly Junior Open Boys Under 13 title as well winning the Intermediate Juniors Division at the Independence Junior Squash Tournament.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: August 2005

SHERIAN SLATER

The Player of the Month for August 2005, is the newly crowned Caribbean Women's 40+ Champion - Sherian Slater. Playing undefeated in the Veterans' Team competition of the 2005 Caribbean Squash Championships, she recorded straight-game victories over Elizabeth Johnson (BAR) and Deirdre Chin (JAM) while defeating Trinidad's Cathy Martin 9/4, 9/3, 7/9, 9/2 in her final match.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: July 2005

SHANE SLATER

The Player of the Month for July 2005, is Shane Slater, who lived up to his #1 seeding by winning the Milex Liguanea Open Men's B title. Later that month, he competed in the Caribbean Junior Squash Championships, where he won the Boys Under 19 plate to finish 5th. In the team event, he lead the Boys team to a best-ever 5th place finish, as the captain.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: June 2005

SHANE SLATER

The Player of the Month for June 2005, is Shane Slater, who charged through the Men's B Draw of the Barbados Open, defeating the nos. 5, 3, 2 and 1 seeds and dropping only one game en route to the title. A week later, he competed in the St. Lucia Open, where he placed 3rd in the Men's Open Plate (11th Overall), defeating Joe Chapman 9/2, 9/0, 9/0 to confirm his status as the best junior player in the O.E.C.S.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: May 2005

JAMES BENTICK

The Player of the Month for May 2005 is James Bentick, who once again confirmed his status as the “king” of OECS Squash, playing undefeated in the individual and team events of the 2005 O.E.C.S Squash Championships. In the men’s final, he claimed yet another victory over his nemesis Charlie Sonson and repeated the feat in the team event, by an identical 3-1 margin.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: April 2005

SHANE SLATER

The Player of the Month for April 2005 is Shane Slater, who collected a total of 4 titles for the month to register a win-loss record of 18-1. In the Vita Malt Junior Open in Trinidad, he won the Boys Under 17 title and was awarded as the Most Outstanding Boy of the tournament. At the O.E.C.S Junior Championships in St. Lucia, he copped both the Boys Under 17 and 19 titles while not dropping a game against his 9 opponents. In the National Championships, he successfully defended the Boys Under 19 title, while finishing 3rd in the Men’s Open, after upsetting the no. 3 seed in the quarter-finals.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: January 2005

SHANE SLATER

The Player of the Month for January 2005 is Shane Slater, who competed at the highest level at the 2005 British Junior Open. In the qualifying rounds, the nervous 16-year old lost to namesake John Slater (ENG) 0/9, 4/9, 1/9 to be relegated to the "Lower Section". He then survived a five-game battle against Nick Hornby (ENG), winning 9/5, 7/9, 2/9, 9/6, 9/4. After his marathon match, Slater couldn't muster the guts to finish off World Under 17 no. 81 Edward Charlton (ENG), losing 6/9, 7/9, 9/1, 3/9.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: December 2004

SHANE SLATER

The Player of the Month for December 2004 is Shane Slater, who embarked on a whirlwind international tour, which lead him to his current World Under 17 Ranking of 256. In the OECS Team Championships in St. Lucia, he went undefeated at the no.3 position on the Men's team, clinching a 7/9, 9/3, 9/3, 8/10, 9/3 win in his final match. In the Canadian Junior Open, he advanced the Bronze draw semi-finals with wins over Nicolas Acosta (COL) and Brett Pickup (AUS). In the United States Junior Open, he battled past archrival Iain Redford (BER) 1/9, 9/0, 8/10, 9/2, 10/9 before bowing out to Americans Christopher Callis and Christopher Ehlinger. In the Scottish Junior Open he lost a pair of heartbreakers against Lewis Davies-Smith (ENG) and Christopher Vernick (USA) before defeating Neil Campbell (IRL) 10/8, 9/0, 9/6. He then succombed to 9th-seeded local Peter Halliday 3/9, 5/9, 4/9.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: November 2004

COLIN ALEXANDER

The Player of the Month for November 2004 is Colin Alexander who successfully defended his Men's Over 40 title at the Meridian Senior Open. After surviving a scare in the first round, he made his way to the finals, before clinching the title 3 games to 2.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: September 2004

SHERINA SLATER

Undoubtedly, the Player of the Month for September 2004, goes to 12-year old Sherina Slater. In the recently concluded Rotherly Junior Open, Sherina continued to be undefeated in Barbados, winning her 4th consecutive title on the Barbados Junior Circuit. The young lass was in ruthless form, dropping only 1 point in the final against Melanie Mark, while destroying all of the other Barbadian hopefuls 27-0. In her 4 matches, Sherina had a win-loss record of 108-1 points.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: August 2004

JAMES BENTICK

Once again, the Player of the Month award goes to James Bentick, who skyrocketed to number 3 in the Southern Caribbean Men's Rankings, after stellar performances in the 2004 Southern Caribbean Squash Championships. For the third time this year, James overcame archrival Charlie Sonson to place 3rd in the individual event, coming back from a two-game deficit. In the team event, he pulled off a huge win against Caribbean no.5 - Paul Deverteuil of Trinidad and Tobago to secure his no.3 position in the Southern Caribbean.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: July 2004

DIARRA VENNER

SVG Squash's pick for July's Player of the Month is newly crowned Caribbean Boys Under 13 Champ - Diarra Venner. In the 2004 Caribben Junior Squash Championships, the talented 12-year old marched past all his opponents to claim the title without dropping a single game. His dominance continued even in the final, when he claimed a 9/0, 10/8, 9/3 first win over his top-seeded nemesis Akil Ross of Barbados.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: June 2004

JAMES BENTICK

Once again, the title of Player of the Month goes to James Bentick, who claimed another win against archrival St. Lucia's Charlie Sonson in the St. Lucia Open. After losing a close semi-final match to top-seeded Frenchman Yves Tastet, James triumped over Charlie 6/9, 9/3, 9/2, 5/9, 9/3 to clinch third place.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: May 2004

JAMES BENTICK

The undisputed Player of the Month for May 2004, would have to be newly crowned OECS Champ -  James Bentick. In the 2004 OECS Squash Championships, James didn't drop a game on his way to claiming the Men's Open title for the first time. In the process, he also dethroned 13-time consecutive champion Charlie Sonson (St. Lucia), claiming his first major victory over his archrival (he had beaten him in a team match in 2002). After a close first game, Charlie couldn't keep up with a determined James Bentick and was thrashed 9/7, 9/1, 9/0. James is also coach of the National Junior Team and Vice-President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Squash Association.