Shruti Sonavane and Ritikesh Walmiki bagged the girls’ and boys’ singles titles respectively in the Bank of Maharashtra-1st Mumbai District Morrac Championship – 2018.
Shruti Sonavane defeated Amulya Rajula to win the girls’ singles title in the Bank of Maharashtra-1st Mumbai District Morrac Championship – 2018.
In the girl’s final, Shruti Sonavane managed to win a closely fought first set against Amulya Rajula but then was in full flow in the second and went on to complete a straight sets 36-34, 44-25 triumph at the Vanmali Hall, Dadar.
The boys final also witnessed a similar close fight initially as Ritikesh snatched tight first set Dushyant Gupta. Thereafter, Ritikesh showed better consistency and dominated play as he went on to register a 36-34, 38-21 success to emerge champion.
Earlier in the girl’s semi-finals, Shruti overcame Anjali Rodiyal 34-23, 35-21 and Amulya easily defeated Mansi Pandit 32-19, 38-27.
In contrast, the boys’ semi-finals were keenly contested and more exciting. Ritikesh recovered after losing the first set to put it across Sarthak Nagaonkar winning at 27-42, 28-11 and 43-28, while Dushyant also rallied to overcome Harish Anwar 24-36, 35-31, 35-34.
In the veterans’ category, Suresh Kajrolkar claimed the top honours as he pulled off a hard-fought win against Rohidas Tikam, scripting a 34-35, 37-25, 30-18 victory.
Results – Junior Girls’ singles – final: Shruti Sonavane bt Amulya Rajula 36-34, 44-25; semi-finals: Shruti Sonavane bt Anjali Rodiyal 34-23, 35-21; Amulya Rajula bt Mansi Pandit 32-19, 38-27.
Junior Boys’ singles – final: Ritikesh Walmiki bt Dushyant Gupta 36-34, 38-21; semi-finals: Ritikesh Walmiki bt Sarthak Nagaonkar 27-42, 28-11, 43-28; Dushyant Gupta bt Harish Anwar 24-36, 35-31, 35-34.
Veteran singles – final: Suresh Kajrolkar bt Rohidas Tikam 34-35, 37-25, 30-18; semi-finals: Suresh Kajrolkar bt Mangal Sumra 36-32, 35-28; Rohidas Tikam bt Babulal Shrimal 42-29, 33-42, 40-29.