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Bailey shines at JBA Junior Class
Rihanna Rust (centre) and Tijae Hinds (right) receiving awards from Katherine Wynter, All Jamaica Women’s Singles champion, at the presentation ceremony of the 2016 JBA Junior Classic at the Constant Spring Golf Club Racquet Complex on Sunday night.
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February 25, 2016

Bailey shines at JBA Junior Class

Alana Bailey was the toast of the 2016 Jamaica Badminton Association (JBA) Junior Classic, winning the Under-19 Triple Crown at the Constant Spring Golf Club Racquet Complex on Sunday night.

Bailey, unseeded girls’ singles, defeated Iesha Gordon in an exciting three-setter, 20-22, 21-14 and 21-19. Bailey partnered with Esther Reynolds and defeated Taina Daley and Shezelle McTyson, the number two seeds, 21-12, 20-22 and 23-21 in the girls’ double. She then teamed up with Shane Wilson and whipped the pair Nicardo Reid and Iesha Gordon 21-15 and 21-10 in the mixed doubles.

Also winning three gold medals was Rihanna Rust. Rust won the Under-11 and Under-13 girls’ singles by beating Makyala Hardware 21-6 and 21-4, and Aliyah Bennett 21-3 and 21-4, respectively. She then partnered with Tijae Hinds in the Under-13 mixed doubles to defeat Keyon’dre McBean and Jade Ranger in straight sets, 21-9, 21-9.

Matthew Lee, the number one seed in the Boys’ Under-19 singles, outclassed his opponent Nicardo Reid 21-5, 21-5, to take his first title. He then paired with Shane Wilson to defeat Ashane Newland and Justin Taylor in the Under-19 boys’ doubles 21-15, 21-13 for his second gold medal.

Marc-Anthony Salmon was another double winner in the Under-17 age group. He defeated Malik Brown 19-21, 21-13 and 21-11 in the boys’ singles. He then teamed up with Rhys Reid and defeated Brown and Mikhail Williams 21-18, 14-21 and 21-14 in the boys’ doubles.

In other results, Taina Daley defeated Shezelle McTyson in the Under-17 girls’ singles 21-13, 22-20. Marlon Hines and Adam Taylor defeated number one seeds Tijae Hinds and Zane Reid 23-21, 21-11 in the Under-15 boys’ doubles. Zane Reid defeated Adam Taylor 21-12, 21-13 in the Under-15 boys’ singles and in the Uner-15 girls’ singles, Emily Reynolds defeated Nya Ramsay-Bryce 21-4, 21-10.

In the Under-13 boys’ singles, Tijae Hinds, number two seed, defeated Andre Stewart, the number one seed, 21-12, 18-21 and 21-16. In the Under-11 events, Jordan Turner defeated Toshiro Jones, the number one seed, 21-8, 21-11 in the boys’ singles. Turner then partnered with Makyala Hardware and defeated Jones and Abigail Walker 21-8, 21-9 in the mixed doubles. In the boys’ doubles, Nathan Lindo and Matthew Robinson defeated Jones and Bradley Case 21-14, 21-11.

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