Thirteen year-old Marian Academy student Taylor Fernandes completed the upset of the tournament by defeating Larissa Wiltshire in an impressive five-game battle to win the Girls Under 15 title on the final day of the Woodpecker National Junior Squash Championships yesterday at the Georgetown Club.
It took a sensational
performance from Fernandes to overcome a two-game deficit and snatch the Under 15 title from the grip of Wiltshire 11/13, 8/11, 15/13, 14/12, 11/8. Since both competitors were also in contention in the under 17 category Fernandes also secured the runner up position in that category, behind Larissa’s older sister Akeila Wiltshire, from that win.
Fernandes was also the recipient of the Most Outstanding Player award for her breakout performance this tournament. National coach Carl Ince had stated after Fernandes’ stellar performance in