The Bermuda Squash Racquets Association’s 2024 Club Championships started with 27 matches on Monday night.

Matches were held across multiple categories, from juniors to over-60s, as players aiming for the finals later this week began their campaigns.

In the men’s open division, fourth seed Neil Pohlman launched his challenge with an 11-2, 11-5, 11-9 win over Brendon Fourie. Pohlman will next face Jordache Rawson, who defeated Elijah Simmons 11-4, 11-6, 11-8. Andrew Cox advanced after overcoming Josai Williams 11-7, 11-3, 12-10, while Dylan Pratt also progressed with a straightforward 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 victory over Ethan Rosorea.

The division’s closest contest featured Benjamin Bramlett edging Daniel Ringer in a five-set thriller, winning 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 4-11, 11-7.

In the women’s open, Joann Bielby triumphed over McKenna Kyme 11-4, 11-5, 11-8. Bielby will now meet second seed Susie Howells in the next round.

The men’s B tournament saw No 2 seed Jonah Every defeat Warren von Weise 11-7, 11-6, 11-6, while third seed Jeffrey Ingelman beat Gary Furtado in four sets. Fourth seed Otto Beyer secured a straight-sets victory over Harry Munro. Rocco Adderley, Hudson Ferris, and Michael Schrah advanced with straight-set wins, but Manjit Varwandkar needed five sets to overcome David Soutter.

In the men’s over-40 division, the top-four seeds, John Fletcher, Anthony Fellowes, Hadleigh Farrer, and Piers Carr, advanced comfortably. The trend continued in the over-50s, with Nick Leach, Spencer Moss, Jan Brewer, and Shane McDonell easing into the next round.

In the over-60s, No 2 seed Tony Riker defeated third seed Colin Alexander 11-3, 11-7, 11-8.

In the Junior Girls Under-13 event, the top three seeds, Taylor Kyme, Sophie Farrer, and Hyla Hunter, all secured straight-set victories. Shane Reardon and Soren Schrum also won their opening matches in the junior competition.