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Eight straight! ….Guyana captures eight straight overall Junior CASA title

Jul 27, 2012 Sports

A clutch performance for the Guyana’s boys team and a formality win to finish off a completely dominant girls team tournament win for the girls team, guaranteed Guyana its eight straight overall title.
Guyana has now won an unprecedented eight titles at the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Junior Caribbean Squash Championships. The girls’ team also became seventh time girls team champions with an impressive 4-1 victory against host team Jamaica.
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 titles by beating compatriot Ashley DeGroot in the all Guyanese girls Under 19 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 one more win to put Guyana in a position to reclaim the overall title.
With Under 17 champion Nyron Jean not at one percent, U 17 second string Jean Claude Jeffrey took his place and 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, Mekdeci powered ahead of Chad Salandy in straight games while Xavier crushed Michael Gillezeau.

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