THE Guyana Squash Association, in collaboration with its number one corporate sponsor DIGICEL, commenced the annual Farfan & Mendes Junior Squash Tournament at the Georgetown Club Inc. squash courts last night. Play commenced with matches in eight of the nine categories to be contested.
In category A in the feature match of the day junior national Under-17 player Alex Cheeks upset higher-ranked seeded player Caribbean Girls Under-19 runner-up Taylor Fernandes winning three games to two in a match that could have gone either way.
Taylor won the first game 11-6, but Alex bounced back in the second game 11-6. Taylor then won a close third game 11-9 but Alex again rebounded to take the fourth game 11-4.
The fifth game was close throughout but when Alex had match ball at 10-7, it seemed all over for Taylor but she did not give up and won the next three points to even the score at ten.
The scores were again even at eleven, but Alex then won the next two points to secure a well-earned victory. Also in category A in the match-up of the two Islam brothers Daniel defeated Anthony in three straight games 11-8, 11-1, 11-8.
Category B had another upset as Samuel Ince-Carvalhal bettered higher seeded Maya Collins in three straight games 11-8, 11-5, 11-4
In category C, Michael Alphonso proved to be too strong for Dominic Collins, winning easily 11-1, 11-3, 11-1, while in category D Kirsten Gomes outplayed Aliyah Persaud 11-7, 11-0, 11-5. Also in category D Abosaide Cadogan got past Jason Gomes also in straight games 11-3, 11-6, 11-7.
Matches will continue from 18:00hrs daily with the finals set to commence at 11:00hrs on Sunday.