No upsets on Open night

GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia - The 2008 Subaru Saint Lucia Squash Open served

off on Monday evening with a mixture of local and regional players taking to the

courts, but the matches were uneventful.

charlie sonson (white shirt) gives frederick sweeny a lesson in squash

Tournament Director, David Piper played the first match against Peter Bryne

defeating  him 9/2 9/1 9/2, while fellow St Lucian, Randolph Khan unfortunately

had to play the defending champ, Josh Pinard of Trinidad and unlike his winning

colleague, was defeated by Pinard 9/2 9/1 9/4.

In the next match Kevin Bailey of St Vincent and the Grenadines was defeated by

Joycelyn Martin of Guadeloupe 9/2 9/0 9/2. 

 Martin is playing his first Saint Lucia Squash Open, and has brought along with a

junior that he is coaching, Pierric Girou.

action on the opening night

Pierric Girou of Guadeloupe then defeated Chris Gardinier of Saint Lucia 9/5 9/1

9/2, while Saint Lucia's number one Charlie Sonson defeated fellow Saint Lucian

Frederick Sweeney 9/6 9/0 9/2.

In other matches on the opening night, Kristian Jeffrey of Guyana defeated

Bradley Glasgow of St Vincent 9/0 9/1. 9/0, Vincentian Shane Slater easily

defeated Thierry Verson of Martinique 9/2 9/0 9/0, and Barbadian Steven Miller

defeated Dominique Rivers of St Lucia 9/3 9/6 9/5.