Nirmitee Gajbhiye (MSDBA) was in impressive form and advanced to the finals of both Girls’ under-13 singles and Girls’ under-15 singles events of the Bombay Gymkhana-IndusInd Bank Sub-Junior Badminton Tournament 2019, organized by Bombay Gymkhana under the aegis of the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association and played at the Bombay Gymkhana badminton courts on Sunday.
Nirmitee Gajbhiye (MSDBA) was in impressive form and advanced into two finals, the girls’ under-13 and under-15 singles events of the Bombay Gymkhana-IndusInd Bank Sub-Junior Badminton Tournament 2019
In the Girls’ under-13 semi-finals, the top seed Nirmitee dictated terms against left-handed Evanna Tyagi (MSDBA) and romped to a 15-6, 15-7 victory. In the other semi-final encounter, second seed 2-Riya Vinherkar (GMBA) got the better of Sanika Sinha (MSDBA) winning in two games, at 15-12, 15-4.
Later, Nirmitee Gajbhiye, who is also the number one seed in the Girls’ under-15 event breezed past Sanjivani Suryavanshi (GMBA) by wrapping up a 15-3, 15-9 win in the first semi-final, while second seed Kamya Ravi (MSDBA) was also in complete control against Taarushi Yadav (GMBA) and eased to a fluent 15-4, 15-5 victory.
Meanwhile, Riya Vinherkar also had a good day by also reaching the Girls’ under-11 singles final. The number seed Riya recorded a comfortable 15-5, 15-1 win against Aarohi Mejari (MSDBA) in a semi-final match. In the second semi-final, second seed Evanna Tyagi (MSDBA) tamed Myra Oak (MSDBA) 15-6, 15-7.
In boys’ under-15 semi-final action, Pranav Kamble (GMBA) waged a grim battle with Akshith Kiran (MSDBA) before the latter suffered a hamstring strain in the deciding third game and retired. Pranav clinched the match 14-15, 15-8, 8-2 (Retired). The second semi-final clash also witnessed a tight contest with Lionel Monteiro (MSDBA) recovering splendidly after losing the first against Shivaan Mishra (MSDBA) to claim a deserving 10-15, 15-11, 15-7 win.
Results –
Girls’ U-11 singles (semi-finals): 1-Riya Vinherkar (GMBA) beat Aarohi Mejari (MSDBA) 15-5, 15-1; 2-Evanna Tyagi (MSDBA) beat Myra Oak (MSDBA) 15-6, 15-7.
Boys’ U-11 singles (semi-finals): 1-Harshit Mahimkar (GMBA) beat Adyant Gupta (GMBA) 15-12, 8-15, 15-11; Vedant Sawant (MSDBA) beat Jayden Noronha (MSDBA) 15-5, 15-10.
Girls’ U-13 singles (semi-finals): 2-Riya Vinherkar (GMBA) beat Sanika Sinha (MSDBA) 15-12, 15-4; 1-Nirmitee Gajbhiye (MSDBA) beat Evanna Tyagi (MSDBA) 15-6, 15-7.
Boys’ U-13 singles (semi-finals): Pranit Somani (MSDBA) beat Oskar Mathew (MSDBA) 13-15, 15-8, 15-11; 2-Shashwat Kumar (GMBA) beat Aryan Talwar (MSDBA) 15-11, 15-10.
Girls’ U-15 singles (semi-finals): 2-Kamya Ravi (MSDBA) beat Taarushi Yadav (GMBA) 15-4, 15-5; 1-Nirmitee Gajbhiye (MSDBA) beat Sanjivani Suryavanshi (GMBA) 15-3, 15-9.
Boys’ U-15 singles (semi-finals): Pranav Kamble (GMBA) beat Akshith Kiran (MSDBA) 14-15, 15-8, 8-2 (Retired); Lionel Monteiro (MSDBA) beat Shivaan Mishra (MSDBA) 10-15, 15-11, 15-7.