By Avenash Ramzan
Guyanese pair Ashley Khalil and Ashley DeGroot underlined their dominance in Senior Caribbean Doubles squash, charging to the Women’s Doubles title at the ENet Senior Caribbean Championship on Wednesday evening at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown.
The dynamic duo defeated Amanda Haywood and Sumairaa Suleman of Barbados 11-3, 11-9, putting up a clinical performance on home turf to win gold for the third year in succession.
Khalil and DeGroot have been a dominant force in this category, having copped gold in Jamaica in 2022 and the Cayman Islands in 2023.
Their success in 2024 marks a historic moment for local squash, as the pair became the first Doubles champion of the newly commissioned Doubles courts at the National Racquet Centre.
“I think it’s unbelievable, because the pressure was on us,” Khalil told News Room Sport moments after completing the three-peat.
DeGroot added: “The last two years we were in Jamaica and Cayman Islands, so it was nice to do this with the home crowd behind us, so we’re happy to keep it home.”
Khalil and DeGroot had a flawless run this year, winning their semi-final in straight sets earlier in the day against the Jamaican pair Mia Todd and Mehar Trehan.
The earned a bye in the first round.
“We only started doing Doubles in the Caribbean in the last four years, so I think we’ve started a nice trend here,” DeGroot said.
Both players also welcomed the construction of the Doubles Courts in Guyana, noting that it now affords them the luxury of training on the standarised court for doubles.
Previously, they were forced to conduct training on singles courts.
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