The aspirations of the petite, 23-year-old national and regional squash champion, Mary Fung-A-Fat, was to simply live a childhood dream of ‘going pro.’
On September 18, Mary participated in her debut match as a full-time pro at the 2017 Nash Cup tournament in London, Ontario, Canada where she gave a solid account of herself despite dropping her match against her English counterpart.
In a recent interview with Stabroek Sport, Fung-a-Fat spoke about her illustrious career which began when she was introduced to the sport at the age of seven after being prompted to “give it a try” by her mother during a visit to the Georgetown Club.
Mary had been there to watch her brother participate in a squash lesson with ‘The Legend’ as she calls him, Coach Carl Ince.