GSC- ALL INDIA SQUASH OPEN
Favourite Urwashi Joshi, of Maharashtra, made short work of her state mate Avani Nagar with an eye-catching straight games win to breeze into the women’s semi finals of the GSC-All India squash Open, hosted by Goregaon Sports Club at their courts here today. Urwashi was through with a 11-2,11-6, 11-3 win.
Urwashi Joshi, the top seed and favourite breezed into the women’s semi finals of the GSC-All India squash Open.
Rohit Kadam continued his fine run when he beat Jamal Sakib (SER) 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 13-11 in a tensely fought men’s quarterfinals tie.. While second seeded Abhishek Agarwal dropped first game before overcoming Rutvik Rau (MH) 12-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-3. But top seeded Abhishek Pradhan was through with a straight games (11-7, 11-2, 11-6) win over Services Mahul Kumar.
Avinash Yadav settled the pretensions of Shlok Makhija, also from Maharashtra with a 11-3,11-9, 13-11 win in the boys under-19 quarterfinals. But the day’s upset win came in the boys under 17, when off-colour top seeded Akhilesh Kumar from Chandigarh was sent packing by Jay Vaknalli 11-8, 11-3, 11-2. And there was lively fight between Prini Jain of Maharashtra and Tisha Jasani, also from Maharashtra, in the girls under-15 which went to the wire. Prini in the end prevailed 11-4, 11-6, 7-11, 14-16, 11-5 in the day’s longest and toughest tie.
Results (All quarterfinals):
MEN: (1)- Abhishek Pradhan (MH) bt Mahul Kumar (SER) 11-7, 11-2, 11-6; Aishwary Singh (MH) bt Anuj Unadkat (SER) 7-0 (retd); Rohit Kadam (MH) bt Jamal Sakib (SER) 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 13-11; (2)- Abhishek Agarwal (MH) bt Rutvik Rau (MH) 12-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-3.
WOMEN: (1)-Urwashi Joshi (MH) bt Avani Nagar (MH) 11-2, 11-6, 11-3; Prapti Salunke (MH) bt Nikita Agarwal (MH) 11-3, 11-0, 11-5; Navmi Sharma (MH) bt Sachika Baslwani (MH) 9-11, 10-7 (retd).
BOYS U-19: (Quarterfinals): (2)- Avinash Yadav (MH) bt Shlok Makhia (MH) 11-3,11-9, 13-11; Prithi Singh (CH) bt Avinash Sahani (MH) 11-4,11-5, 11-1; Advait Adik (MH) bt Jaideep Singh Sethi (DL) 11-5, 11-6, 12-10; (1)- Araash Mehta (MH) bt Krish Shah (MH) 11-5, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10.
BOYS U-17: Jay Vaknalli (MH) bt (1)- Abhishek Kumar (CH) 11-8, 11-3, 11-2; Arman Darukhanwalla (MH) bt Gaurav Kumar (UP) 8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9; Arnav Mandhana (MH) bt Jeb Pandole (MH) 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8; (2)- Mohit Bhatt (MH) bt Nakashtra Sharma (RJ) 12-10, 11-9, 11-5.
BOYS U-15: (1)- Sharan Punjabi (MH) bt Vir Jain (DL) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6; Krish Khandelwal (MH) bt Dhruv Kumar (TS) 11-7, 7-11, 11-2, 13-11;; Adhish Kancharia (MH) bt Uday Rai (MH) 11-2, 11-0, 11-7; (2)- Devay Mehta (MH) bt Abhishek Paswan (MH) 9-11, 11-2,11-8, 11-7.
GIRLS U-17: (1)- Tanishka Jain (MH) bt Anika Hiremath (KA) 11-0,11-1, 11-4; Sarah Vethekar (MH) bt Anushka Rawat (GA) 11-9, 11-9, 11-7; Irina Iris (TN) bt Sakshi Karnani (MH) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8; (2)- Anannya Morey (MH) bt Shaivi Rau (MH) 111-2, 11-3, 11-1.
GIRLS U-15: (1)- Aaryaa Belsare IMH) bt Mannat Shah (MH) 11-12, 11-4, 11-4; Prini Jain (MH) bt Tisha Jasani (MH) 11-4, 11-6, 7-121, 14-16, 11-5; Shameena Riaz (TN) bt Nirupama Dubey (MH) 11-1, 13-11, 11-5; (2)- Maansha Bohra (RJ) bt Anneisha Shah (MH) 11-1, 11-2, 11-2.
GIRLS U-13: Karina Phipps (MH) bt (1)- Jiya Chotrani (MH) 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Samirah Bhandare (GA) bt Niya Jain (MH) 11-2,11-2, 11-5; Navya Sundararajan (UP) bt Perina Shbarma (DL) 11-7, 6-11, 11-2, 11-3; (2)- Ipsa Mishra (MH) bt Pi Singh (MH) 11-6, 11-5, 11-5.
Clock for THURSDAY
SQUASH – 10 a.m. onwards – GSC – AII India Open, Goregaon Sports Club.