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AMANDA AMAZES AND STEALS THE SHOW!!!!
VETERAN'S MATCH:
John Holley bt Khaled
Sobhy 13-11,11-7, 11-7
 I think I fed Khaled too much
roti before the match :). Holley was striking the ball well and
Sobhy senior was moving a little slowly.
After a close first game that was decided by tiebreaker, Sobhy
couldn't keep up in the next two. It was a good opener
nonetheless.
T & T pull one back in the week series and trail 4-6 in matches.
RYAN AVENGES JACKO:
Ryan Abraham bt Sabrina
Sobhy 11-5, 11-7, 11-9
 Having seen his former coach /
mentor go down 3-1 the day before, Ryan decided to step in to
give the young Sobhy a tough match.
After a comfortable 1st game
and a 6-0 lead in the second, Ryan took his foot of the gas a
bit, maybe to give a little more squash. He still won the 2nd
game and after being down 5-1 in the 3rd he pressed the gas
again to go up 9-6 and then win the match.
Ryan brings the home team within one: 5-6
OMAR DENIED REVENGE FOR
AMANDA:
Colin Ramasra bt Omar Sobhy 4-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10
 After the first two games were
riddled with errors by Colin and Omar respectively, the match
evened out from the 3rd game with a lot more intense rallies.
Patience and aggression were seen throughout and it went down to
the wire in the 5th.
Omar led 7-2 but quickly saw his lead
diminish as Colin tied it up 7-7. Omar led 10-9 with a match
ball but went for an unnecessary winner that hit the tin and
allowed Colin to capitalise and eventually win 12-10 in the 5th.
Colin creates the decider: 6-6
AMANDA SEALS SOBHY VICTORY IN
FIVE:
Amanda Sobhy bt Shawn Simpson 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 7-11, 11-8
 In the first game Shawn came out
strong and dominated the early points with his fast pace and
used some low boasts to stretch Amanda to the front court. He
found himself up 7-3, before the tables turned. Amanda then
changed her game and cut out the errors.
Soon it was Shawn who
was doing all the moving as Amanda began to volley anything that
wasn't clinching the sidewall. At 7-7, the next two rallies were
long and Shawn actually gave up running for the ball he was so
tired. At 9-7, there a few more exchanges as Shawn fought to
hold on but eventually lost the game 11-9
In the second game, Shawn seemed unable to think or control his
body as Amanda simply manipulated every single point. With
wrong-footing drops and precision length, Amanda trounced him in
the second game 11-4. Shawn seemed down for the count as he was
unable to keep himself in the rallies. However, he did not win a
Southern Caribbean title by luck.
 In the third game the early rallies were a lot more even and
Shawn found a sense of urgency in his play. He was attacking
more and using his strengths. He maintained the lead throughout
the game at 3-0, 6-4, and at 7-6, he earned the next 3 points
with strong and smart playing. With 4 game balls at 10-6, Amanda
could only salvage two before losing the game.
In the fourth game, Shawn started in similar fashion showing his
determination. He led 3-0, 5-2, 7-5 and continued to make Amanda
work and force her into pressure-induced errors. She clipped a
few tins and found herself down 10-5. Once again she could only
save 2 game balls before losing the 4th game.
At 2-2 in the match and 6-6 in the overall series of T & T (with
Shawn) vs SOBHYS, the crowd could not ask for a better finale!
This game almost began as the previous two with Shawn claiming
the first two points early with low hard drives. But at 2-0 down
and 4-2 down, Amanda decided that she did not want to leave T &
T on a losing note. She began attacking with volley drops again
and became steadier. When Shawn thought he was on top of the
rally, she would turn defense into offense and regain control.
The points became longer and tighter. She led 6-4, then 6-6. At
8-7 down, she raised her game into one final gear. Some
excellent choices led her to game match ball at 10-8. And of all
the ways to end the match Shawn slammed the ball into the tin.
AMANDA ends victorious! Having lost against Colin with a
controversial call, she was intent on deciding her own fate
tonight. Shawn was a great sportsman throughout the match and
Amanda was pleased with this win as she took down the 6-time
Barbados National Champion.
SOBHYS BEAT T & T 7-6
At the end of the day, the crowd was immensely entertained. They
got to witness a spectacular display of squash all week long and
the conclusion could not be more fitting as AMAZING AMANDA was
the star of the show!
The closing speeches ensued. People were thanked, token gifts
were given to the Sobhys, and Amanda said a few words. The week
with Amanda and her family had come to an end.
Tomorrow we would give them one final T &T experience as they
would get to see "down de islands" (aka DDI).
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Extras #3 - down Steelpan Alley
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