National junior squash player Marie-Claire Barcant lost to the top seeded player at the Canadian Junior Open at the White Oaks Inn in Niagara, Ontario, on Sunday.
Barcant was unfortunate to face the Mexican Laura Ofelia Barriga Ramirez as early as the second round in the girls under-17 singles category. Ramirez was too strong for Barcant winning in straight sets 11-0, 11-0, 11-4. On Saturday, Barcant eased past Aimee Hopton of Canada 11-4, 11-3, 11-3 in round one.
Barcant then competed in the girls U-17 consolation category where she received a pass to the second round. The T&T player outlasted Canadian Sun Eui Choi 11-3, 11-8, 11-2, before losing to Heather Mclachlan (Canada) 6-11, 8-11, 5-11 in round three.
Alexandria Yearwood and Jinan Alrawi represented T&T in the girls U-15 singles. Yearwood lost to Patricia Nandi Ndebele (Canada) 7-11, 4-11, 7-11, while Alrawi succumbed to Brooke Herring (Canada) 0-11, 1-11, 2-11 both in round one.
In round one of the girls U-15 consolation, Alrawi came out on the losing end to Canadian Courtney Orcutt 5-11, 3-11, 3-11. Alrawi would have learnt valuable experience competing for the first time in Canada. Yearwood won her first match of the tournament defeating Desiree Defour (Canada) 11-3, 11-2, 11-0. Yearwood then faced top Barbadian player Amanda Haywood in round two but lost in straight sets 4-11, 3-11, 2-11.
RESULTS:
Girls U-15 Singles
Round One
Brooke Herring (CAN) def Jinan Alrawi (T&T) 11-0, 11-1, 11-2
Patricia Nandi Ndebele (CAN) def Alexandria Yearwood (T&T) 11-7, 11-4, 11-7
Girls U-15 Consolation Singles
Round One
Courtney Orcutt (CAN) def Jinan Alrawi (T&T) 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
Alexandria Yearwood (T&T) def Desiree Defour (CAN) 11-3, 11-2, 11-0
Round Two
Amanda Haywood (BAR) def Alexandria Yearwood (T&T) 11-4, 11-3, 11-2
Girls Under-17 Singles
Round One
Marie-Claire Barcant (T&T) def Aimee Hopton (CAN) 11-4, 11-3, 11-3
Round Two
Laura Ofelia Barriga Ramirez (MEX) def Marie-Claire Barcant (T&T) 11-0, 11-0, 11-4
Girls U-17 Consolation
Round Two
Marie-Claire Barcant (T&T) def Sun Eui Choi (CAN) 11-3, 11-8, 11-2
Round Three
Heather Mclachlan (CAN) def Marie-Claire Barcant (T&T) 11-6, 11-8, 11-5?