Rhea Khan defeated Allison Strobridge of the host nation, 11/1,11/5, 11/6, in the Special Plate final of the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championship in the Cayman Islands, on Wednesday. Khan reached to the final with a 12/10, 8/11, 11/9, 11/5, win over Samantha Hennings also of the Cayman Islands.
She was not as successful in the Women's Individual, being knocked out in the quarterfinal by Marlene West on Tuesday.
T&T's men had a tough time with their attempt to bounce back from their disappointment in the Men's Individual event. Both Chayse Mc Quan and Nku Patrick, who were eliminated in the first round of the Men's Individual event reached to the semifinals of the Men's Individual-Consolation Plate, but were subsequently ousted at the stage. The Cayman Islands' Jake Kelly, who defeated Patrick in the semifinal, went on to win the consolation event.
In the Men's Individual Special Plate, Kale Wilson was disappointingly eliminated by a Guyanese opponent who he recently defeated in the Junior CASA under-19 boy's event, Alexander Arjoon. Arjoon beat Wilson in the quarterfinal in three straight sets, 11-6, 13-11, 11-4. Wilson was defeated in similar fashion in the Men's Individual event by another Guyanese top-seeded opponent, Richard Chin, 11/8, 11/5, 11/4 in the quarter-final. Chin reached to the final but eventually lost out to Jamaican Chris Binnie.
Teams of men, women and veterans began yesterday. T&T are seeded third for the veterans while the men's team are seeded seventh of seven places.