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Toucan Industries Inc. Mash Junior Squash tournament concludes
The 2009 Toucan Industries Inc. Mash Junior Tournament came to an exciting conclusion yesterday at the Georgetown Club courts.
Oliver Kear-Downes
After five days of stiff competition winners were decided in the six skill level categories with Oliver Downes, Kayla Jeffrey, Lee Fung-A-Fat, Akeila Wiltshire, Rebecca Xavier and Travis Whitehead emerging the winners of the various categories. Four players also received special awards for their performances.
Rebecca Xavier
Toucan representative Mr. Lenny Shuffler was on hand to present the prizes to the participants and he complimented the children on their ability to combine the mental part of sports with the physical side. He also pledged his company’s commitment to further the development of squash in Guyana.
Final Results:
Category A:
Champion – Oliver Downes, Second Place – Raphael DeGroot
Third Place – Deje Dias
Category B
Kayla Jeffrey
Champion – Kayla Jeffrey
Second Place – Nyron Joseph
Third Place – Mary Fung-A-Fat
Champion – Lee Fung-A-Fat
Second Place – Nase-D Benn
Third Place – Steven Xavier
Champion – Akeila Wiltshire
Akeila Wiltshire
Second Place – Ben Mekdeci
Third Place – Nicholas Peters
Champion – Rebecca Xavier
Second Place – Gabrielle Fraser
Third Place – Taylor Fernandes
Champion – Travis Whitehead
Second Place – Alexandra Phang
Third Place – Immanuel Barker
Sportsmanship Award
– Adesina TrimMost Promising Girl
– Akeila WiltshireMost Promising Boy
– Alexander CheeksMost Outstanding Player
– Oliver Downes
Meanwhile, the Guyana Squash Association has also shortlisted its training squads to start preparing for the Caribbean championships which is scheduled for Barbados in July of this year. The squad has one notable exclusion, Abhishek Singh, who is a former Caribbean under-13 champion. He is currently recovering from back surgery and will be out of commission for six months.
There are five new faces on the national squad, with the girls under-13 players Akeila Wiltshire, Rebecca Xavier and Gabrielle Fraser as well as Kristina Cheeks being all newcomers.
While on the boys side, Ryan DaSilva is the only new face. Three new players have also been added to the developmental squad in Lydia Alphonso, Alexandra Phang and Travis Whitehead. All the players named below are asked to attend a special meeting at the Georgetown Club today at 6:00pm.
National Junior Training Squad:
Girls –
Under 13
– Akeila Wiltshire, Rebecca Xavier and Gabrielle Fraser Under 15
– Victoria Arjoon and Kristina Cheeks Under 17
– Keisha Jeffrey, Ashley Khalil, Kayla Jeffrey, Mary Fung-A-Fat, Alysa Xavier and Ashley DeGroot Under 19
– Daina KingBoys –
Under 13
– Nyron Joseph Under 15
– Steven Xavier, Ryan DaSilva and Jean-Claude JeffreyUnder 17-
Alexander Arjoon, Deje Dias and Jason Ray KhalilUnder 19
– Oliver Downes, Raphael DeGroot and Nicholas NarainDevelopmental Squad:
Girls
– Larissa Wiltshire, Taylor Fernandes, Lydia Alphonso and Alexandra PhangBoys
– Ben Mekdeci, Patrick Fraser, Alec Melville, Alexander Cheeks, Matthew Phang and Travis Whitehead
Category F
Category E
Category D
Category C
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