BY KIEV CHESNEY
Today marks the final day of competition in the Digicel Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Squash Championships and, after winning five individual titles, Guyana’s chances of winning the overall team title for the seventh consecutive time are very likely.
Both the girls’ and boys’ teams remain undefeated in team competition and dominated their semi-final encounters by the 5- 0 margin.
The girls have won the team event for the past five years and winning tomorrow would not only mean six in a row, but it would ensure Guyana of the overall title regardless of the result of the boys’ match. Guyana’s girls’ team is expected to be at full strength with Under- 19 champion Keisha Jeffrey and Ashley Khalil competing in the Under-19 category, Victoria Arjoon in the Under – 17 category, Caribbean Under- 15 champion Akeila Wiltshire in the Under- 15, and Lydia Alphonso in the Under- 13 category.
Jamaica has in their arsenal two-time Under- 13 champion Alyssa Mullings, along with Mary Mahfood, who had been seeded number one in the Under- 15 draw this year before Akeila Wiltshire stunned her in five games.
The GT boys dominated their Jamaican counterparts in the semi- final yesterday at the Georgetown club, prevailing 5- 0, without conceding a game in any of those five matches. Deje Dias defeated Ashanti Smith 11/ 4, 11/ 4 and 11/ 5, Patrick Fraser disposed of Stephan Morrision 12/ 10, 11/ 7 and 11/ 8, while Alex Arjoon was able to withstand a great effort from Josh Mahfood 12/ 10, 11/ 6 and 12/ 10.