Archit Baware and Siddhant Shankar scored har-fought wins to advance to the boys under-15 semi-final round of the Manora Badminton Academy Junior Badminton Tournament. In quarter-final encounters, Archit pulled off a tight win defeating Shyam Gawankar 21-18, while Siddhant got the better of Vir Saraiya 21-14 at the Bombay Gymkhana courts on Saturday evening.
In girls’ under-13 competition, Rhea Vedu tamed Alisa Chettiar 21-8while Mythili Deshpande had quite a fight on hand before getting past Nyra Devnani winning 21-19.
Results (all quarter-finals): Girls’ Under-13: Rhea Vedu beat Alisa Chettiar 21-8; Andrea V. beat Vedika Kulkarni 21-13, Mythili Deshpande beat Nyra Devnani 21-19,
Boys’ Under-13: Gaurav Borana beat Sai Shinde 21-19, Arnav Dagli beat Parth Ashtekar 21-16, Aahan Nitsure beat Parth Lele 21-20.
Boys’ Under-15: Archit Baware beat Shyam Gawankar 21-18; Siddhant Shankar beat Vir Saraiya 21-14; Tanish Mehta beat Krish Rohera 21-11.