Fiorella Gatti upset No.2 seed Charlotte Sze to win the Pan American Junior Squash Championships, while Ecuador’s Javier Romo delighted the Quito crowd with a come-from-behind victory to win the men’s title for the first time.

16-year-old [3/4] seed Gatti went into her match with the US No.2 seed a slight underdog, but quickly dampened US hopes of a second consecutive winner with a brutal 11-1 win in game one.

Sze, aged just 14, battled well in game two, but could not strike back as Gatti went 2-0 up with a 14-12 victory before sealing the match in straight games with an 11-6 win in game three.

In the men’s final, top seed Romo ended a run of two consecutive final defeats with a hard-fought win over Colombian No.2 seed Jose Santamaria.

Santamaria made the better start to the contest, with the 18-year-old taking the opener 13-11.

Romo, however, battled back impressively, levelling the contest and then going a game up with a pair of 11-8 wins.

Roared on by the crowd in his home city, the Ecuadorian then completed the comeback with a more comfortable 11-5 win in game four.

The Pan American Junior Championships continues today with the semi-finals of the doubles events, with the finals taking place tomorrow, 20 June, from 18:00 (GMT-5).

After yesterday’s finals, the FPS launched its mission to protect clean athletes and the integrity of FPS competitions.

Result: XX Campeonato Panamericano Juvenil de Squash Women’s Final