Guyanese Taylor Fernandes and Shomari Wilshire earned themselves individual titles at the conclusion of the singles leg of the 2017 Digicel junior Caribbean Squash Championships at the Georgetown Club, yesterday.
The championships sponsored by Exxon Mobil, Banks DIH, Ansa McAl, Bounty Farm Ltd., Guyana Olympic Association and DD Signs, saw Barbados establishing themselves as firm favourites to dethrone Guyana as overall team champions by capturing six of the 10 individual titles up for grabs. Guyana won two, and Trinidad & Tobago and the Cayman Islands captured one each.
The wins by the Guyanese were celebrated in contrasting fashion with Fernandes clinching her fists and screaming in obvious delight after winning her first junior title while Wilshire, who is a two-time Caribbean champion, casually embraced his opponent as the match ended.
