Siddharth Mehra scored a hard-fought win against Aarav Sabarwal, pulling off a 23-21 victory in a boys’ under-10 quarter-final match of the Manora Badminton Academy Junior Badminton Tournament and played at the Bombay Gymkhana courts on Friday evening.
In another closely contested match, Harshil Mayankar prevailed over Rushikesh Vishwanathan by a 21-16 margin to advance into the semi-finals.
In girls’ under-10 action, Tanvi Gharpure defeated Manshite Mahapatre 21-12 and Ananya Yelve overcame Samantha Fernandes by the same 21-12 score line.
Results – Girls’ Under-10 (quarter-finals): Riya Vinherkar beat Andes Vinod 21-2; Tanvi Gharpure beat Manshite Mahapatre 21-12, Ananya Yelve beat Samantha Fernandes 21-12; Avantika Choudhary beat Shailaja Upadhya 21-5.
Boys’ Under-10 (quarter-finals): Sanidhya Agarwal beat Durgesh K. 21-3; Dev Rupareliya beat Vivan Fernandes 21-8; Harshil Mayankar beat Rushikesh Vishwanathan 21-16; Siddharth Mehra beat Aara Sabarwal 23-21,