A clutch performance for the Guyana’s boys team and a formality win by the girls guaranteed Guyana its eight straight overall title when the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) championships ended in Jamaica on Thursday.
Guyana has now won an unprecedented eight titles at the CASA Junior Caribbean Squash Championships.
It was also the seventh team title for the girls who defeated host team Jamaica 4-1 to play unbeaten throughout the team championships.
Team captain Mary Fung-A-Fat capped an awesome tournament performance in her final match by beating Jessica Perkins in straight games. With that win, Fung-A-Fat finished the tournament with an immaculate record on the stats sheets winning all her matches without losing a single game in both the girls U19 singles and the girls’ team tournament.
Fung-A-Fat was seeded number one in the girls U19 draw and captured her fourth Caribbean title by beating compatriot Ashley deGroot in the all Guyanese girls final. The other victors in Guyana’s final match of the tournament were Victoria Arjoon, Rebecca Low and deGroot. In the U19 second string match up deGroot defeated Dana Saulter, while Arjoon also eased to a 3-0 win against Mary Mahfood.
Rebecca Low also completed a stunning 3-1 win against Mia Mahfood, while Larissa Wiltshire lost to three-time Junior CASA champion Alyssa Mullings.
In spite of their injuries, illnesses and loss of confidence from their semifinal defeat to Bermuda on Wednesday night, the Guyana boys’ team mustered up the courage to secure won more win to put Guyana in a position to reclaim the overall title. With Under 17 champion Nyron Joseph not 100 per cent, U-17 second string Jean Claude Jeffrey took his place but lost to Nku Patrick in straight games.
Jason Ray Khalil played through his hamstring strain but lost to Mandela Patrick also in three games. Nevertheless, National U15 champion Benjamin Mekdeci, Shomari Wiltshire, and Steven Xavier came to team Guyana’s rescue with crucial wins in their encounters.
Shomari Wiltshire defeated Nicholas Caddle 3-0, Meckdeci powered ahead of Chad Salandy in straight games while Xavier crushed Michael Gillezeau.
