-Toucan Mash junior squash tournament

Juniors Patrick Fraser and Alec Melville played entertaining squash on the opening night of the Toucan Industries Inc, Mashramani Junior tournament Tuesday night at the Georgetown Club’s courts.

Fraser and Melville played an epic five setter in the GSA’s first junior tournament of the year, which ended with a 3-2 win for Fraser.

The tournament is being used as a yardstick for the selection of the junior players to train for upcoming international engagements, and a national training squad will be shortlisted at the end of the week.

Tuesday night, both Fraser and Melville made a case for selection.

Melville won the first game 14-12 before Fraser rebounded to win the second and third sets 11/7, 11/9.

Though Fraser had match ball at 10/9 in the fourth, it was Melville who came roaring back to force a decisive fifth set with a 12/10 win in the fourth.

The fifth set was close throughout but eventually Fraser prevailed 11-8.

The action continues this evening from 6 pm.
Results:
Category A

Deje Dias defeated Ashley Khalil 11/3 11/5 7/11 11/7; Alexander Arjoon defeated Jason Ray Khalil 11/9 11/4 11/9; Oliver Downes defeated Nyron Joseph 11/1 11/7 11/1.
Category B

Joven Benn defeated Jason Van Dyk 11/9 11/9 9/11 11/3; Mary Fung-A-Fat defeated Steven Xavier 11/5 8/11 11/2 11/4; Victoria Arjoon defeated Jonathan Antczak 11/9 11/7 11/6.

Category C

Lee Fung-A-Fat defeated Ricky Rodrigues 11/7 11/7 11/6; Gabrielle Fraser defeated Kristina Cheeks 11/8 11/2 11/2.
Category D

Patrick Fraser defeated Alec Melville 12/14 11/7 11/9 10/12 11/8; Ben Mekdeci defeated Alexander Cheeks 11/4 11/2 11/3.