Mary Fung-A-Fat moved a giant leap closer to capturing her first national under 19 title after overpowering her main adversary Ashley deGroot on Thursday night at the Georgetown Club during the Woodpecker National Junior Squash Championships.
DeGroot began the match hitting superb shots, while Fung-A-Fat who had been impeccable the night before against Akeila Wiltshire, seemed nervous and got off to a slow start. Fung-A-Fat, the former Caribbean champion, found herself trailing 0/6 in the first game and deGroot was clearly in control of the tempo of the match. Nevertheless, Fung-A-Fat managed to draw within one-point of deGroot before deGroot won the game 11/9.
In the second game, deGroot continued to dominate, skillfully placing all her shots in the right spots and hitting winners at opportune moments. DeGroot claimed match ball at 10/3, but then the