Farfan and Mendes Junior Team Tournament 2012

Little Rascals rampage The Abusement Park

Led by national Under-19 champion Jason Ray Khalil, the Little Rascals stormed through The Abusement Park to claim their second straight win of the Farfan and Mendes Junior Team Squash Tournament on Thursday evening at the Georgetown Club’s squash facility.
Khalil, who captured his first Caribbean Junior title last year, helped spur a dominant 4-1 victory against The Abusement Park. Khalil took out The Abusement Park’s Captain Mary Fung-A-Fat in straight games 11-6, 11-7, 11-7, but not before giving her a full tour of all the cracks and corners of the court.
Khalil’s superb shot selection was too much for Fung-A-Fat who resorted to going all out for winners but ended up hitting the tin more often than not.
Daniel Islam battled back after barely losing the first game to Zachary Persaud, to steal the next three games 11-2, 11-2, 11-5 with authority and chalk up another win for the Little Rascals. In the third string match up, Alec Melville made like work of rookie player Mahendra Khusial 11-7, 11-4, 11-7.  Patrick Fraser proved to be the exception for The Abusement Park and defeated Larissa Wiltshire in straight games 12-10, 11-1, 11-9. Gianni Carpenter benefited from a walkover victory conceded by Sarah Lewis in the third string match-up to give the Little Rascals their fourth win.
X-Men also managed to remain unbeaten after clinching win number two against Danza Kuduro 3-1 with one match still to be played. Steven Xavier dispatched Danza Kuduro’s captain Ashley deGroot 11-6, 11-9, 11-9, while third string Shomari Wiltshire took apart Justin Gomes 11-3, 11-0, 11-1. Makeda Harding was responsible for her team’s other win in this encounter after she disposed of Liam Carpenter 11-3, 11-3 and 11-1.
The clash between Danza Kuduro’s Under-15 sensation Benjamin Mekdeci and Pablio Mundini did not take place on Thursday evening. Lydia Alphonso secured the lone win for Danza Kuduro, with a 3-0 victory against Maya Collins.
With its full complement of players on Thursday night Black Panthers were able to pull off a stunning victory against Victorious Secrets. National Under-17 champion Nyron Joseph recovered from his shocking 3-0 defeat to Xavier on Wednesday night and comfortably overcame Victoria Arjoon 3-0.  Black Panthers’ third string Andrew Peroune overpowered Travis Whitehead 3-0, while Lucas Jonas also defeated Dominic Collins in straight games in the fifth string battle.
Rebecca Low outdid Anthony Islam in the fourth string matchup to give Victorious Secrets its first match win of the night. Black Panthers’ second string Taylor Fernandes was also humbled by Caribbean Under-15 champion Akeila Wiltshire in the final match between the two teams, but Joseph, Peroune and Jonas had already clinched the win for the Black Panthers.
The tournament was organized by the Guyana Squash Association and will conclude this evening. Additionally, there will also be a morning session today from 10:00hrs while the final session will serve off at 18:00hrs before the tournament’s closing ceremony.

Black Panthers defeated Victorious Secrets 3-2
Black Panthers                      Result             Victorious Secrets                  Scores
Nyron Joseph                          defeated          Victoria Arjoon                       11-6, 11-3, 11-2
Taylor Fernandes                    lost to              Akeila Wiltshire                      4-11, 4-11, 3-11
Andrew Peroune                     defeated          Travis Whitehead                    11-2, 11-1, 11-5
Anthony Islam                           lost to              Rebecca Low                          0-11, 6-11, 4-11
Lucas Jonas                             defeated          Dominic Collins                        11-2, 11-2, 11-5
Little Rascals defeated The Abusement Park 4-1
Little Rascals                         Result             The Abusement Park            Scores
Jason Ray Khalil                     defeated          Mary Fung-A-Fat                    11-6, 11-7, 11-7
Larissa Wiltshire                     lost to              Patrick Fraser                          12-10, 11-1, 11-9
Alec Melville                           defeated          Mahendra Khusial                   11-7, 11-4, 11-7
Gianni Carpenter                     (w/o to Carpenter)       Sarah Lewis
Daniel Islam                            defeated          Zachary Persaud                     9-11, 11-2, 11-2, 11-5
X-Men defeated Danza Kuduro 3-1 (one match to be played)
X-Men                                    Result             Danza Kuduro                      Scores
Steven Xavier                                     defeated          Ashley deGroot                      11-6, 11-9, 11-9
Pablio Mundini                       To be played   Ben Mekdeci
Shomari Wiltshire                   defeated          Justin Gomes                                    11-3, 11-0, 11-1
Maya Collins                           lost to              Lydia Alphonso                                  3-11, 3-11, 1-11
Makeda Harding                     defeated          Liam Carpenter                                 11-3,11-3, 11-1