TEAM Minions were crowned champions of the Farfan and Mendes Junior Christmas Squash team tournament on Sunday when they narrowly edged team Rising Stars at the Georgetown Club.Makeda Harding, Lucas Jonas, Daniel Islam, Aliyah Persaud and Mikhail Persaud were the victors for the champions as they edged team Rising Stars 5-4 on aggregate.
With team Rising Stars relegated to second, Team Avengers had to settle for third place.
It was an important match for Team Minions Under-15 player Makeda Harding in which she pulled off her first victory over Under-17 player Rebecca Low in a solid 3-1 performance.
Harding’s clean sweep of matches earned her the Most Outstanding Girl Award, while Shomari Wiltshire copped the male prize with a 3-0 victory over Alexander Cheeks.
Nyron Joseph ensured he finished his Junior Squash Career on a high note with a 3-1 victory over Ben Mekdeci, who threatened to pull off an upset when he won the second set, and took the third one to deuce, before conceding that set, and the following two.
Joseph completed a fine Junior career this year with both the National Junior and National Senior titles, the first time a male player has done so since Roger Arjoon, and the first time for any player since Nicolette Fernandes, as noted by senior squash pundits.
Aliyah Persaud, awarded the prize for the Most Improved Girl, completed a sweep of her opponents with a 2-0 win over Mohryan Baksh, while Most Improved Boy Daniel Islam completed a win over his twin Anthony in an emphatic 3-0 fashion, although both players fought gamely throughout the tournament.
The event marked the end of another successful year for local squash and the Guyana Squash Association, in collaboration with its corporate sponsor Digicel.

Complete Final Day Results
Nyron Joseph beat Ben Mekdeci 3-1 (11/8, 8/11, 12/10, 11/4)
Daniel Islam beat Anthony Islam 3-0 (11/2, 12/10, 11/3)
Makeda Harding beat Rebecca Low 3-1 (7/11, 17/15, 11/5, 11/6)
Lucas Jonas beat Dominic Collins 3-0 (11/5, 11/5, 11/4)
Aliyah Persaud beat Mohryan Baksh 2-0 (11/2, 11/7)
Michael Alphonso beat Demetrius DeAbreu 3-2 (11/7, 11/1, 3/11, 9/11, 11/8)
Nathan Rahaman beat Haley Carpenter 2-1 (8/11, 11/2, 11/7)
Mikhail Persaud beat Mashal Allicock 2-1 (11/3, 13/15, 11/9)
Louis DaSilva beat Noah Rahaman 2-0 (11/7, 11/1)
Madison Fernandes beat Abosaide Cadogan 3-2 (3/11, 10/12, 11/6, 11/8, 11/9)
Shomari Wiltshire beat Alexander Cheeks 3-0 (11/8, 11/9, 11/8)
Michael Ramroop beat Jael Gaskin 3-2 (11/6, 11/6, 6/11, 5/11, 12/10)
Kamir Khan beat Liam Carpenter 2-0 (11/6, 11/3)
Samuel Ince-Carvalhal beat Gianni Carpenter3-0 (11/5, 11/7, 11/4)
Christiana Fernandes beat Isabella Ramjohn 2-0 (11/4, 11/9)
Chad DeAbreu beat Teija Edwards 2-1 (11/4, 7/11, 11/8)
Larissa Wiltshire beat Taylor Fernandes 3-0 (11/8, 11/8, 11/7)

Most Improved Girl: Aliyah Persaud
Most Improved Boy: Daniel Islam
Most Outstanding Girl: Makeda Harding
Most Outstanding Boy: Shomari Wiltshire