She's just finished second in Canadian nationals and is being courted by the likes of Princeton and Yale for a future scholarship.
It seems 16-year-old Richmondite, star student and squash player Alex Toth has the world at her feet. In fact, the only goal out of the talented teenager's reach right now is a place on the Canadian national squash team.
But the barrier standing in her way is not ability; it's plain and simple money. To even be considered for the national team, Alex must play in at least six major tournaments during the year, but has competed in just one.
The problem, if you can call it that, is her parents, Patrick and Carissa, don't just have one star squash player - they have another two, Matthew, 14, and Andrea, 12, playing at the highest national level, with three more excelling at a young age.
And all of that, inevitably, costs money to bankroll the family around the province and country, playing in tournaments and paying for hotels and flights.
Now, in a bid to help Alex live her dream of playing for Canada, her family has appealed for a generous sponsor to step up.
"Last year, we had a sponsor and the name on the shirts and bags, but that was a short-term thing," said Patrick Toth, who runs an art gallery and custom framing business in Vancouver.
"We would love to have new sponsorship for Alex. I have three children playing at a very high national level and three others playing at a top level locally, so you have lots to pay for. It all adds up."
Alex's dad explained how his daughter has been approached by top Ivy League universities.
"She will need very high marks, but she's right up there already," he said, adding that the family's squash coach, Shakiru Matti, used to coach at the universities and has strong ties there.
"If she gets in, we hope it opens the door for the other family members, as Matthew and Andrea can play at the same level."
Matti, who coaches the entire family at his own academy out of Sports Central in Richmond, said the Grade 11 student has the ability to get into the team, after beating the No. 2 seed in Canada at the nationals. "It's painful for me as a coach, knowing she has the ability. If I had the money, I would help.
The families of the national team members must have the means, I guess, to do that."
If the achievements of Alex and her siblings is anything to go by, the Toths' issue of funding the family's squash exploits is going to be a recurring theme.
Despite nursing a back problem at the nationals last week, Matthew came third in the boys under 15 section, losing only to the No.1 seed, while Andrea came second in the girls under 13 group.
Matti said he draws immense satisfaction as the family's coach, especially since they're up against players produced from long-running high-performance programs.
"They've achieved so much more than I had hoped for, because the programs over there (in the East) have been running for more than 15 years, while our program here has only been going for five years or so," he said.
"I'm so happy with what they did in the nationals.
"I say this because a lot of people that they were competing against have been playing in all the top tournaments around the world.
Alex has never played in a competition outside of this country, so it's a huge feat for her."
