Umaima Sabuwala and Aarya Jadhav were engaged in a keen tussle for supremacy. But, the gritty Umaima managed to clinch a satisfying 15-14, 15-12 victory in a thrilling girls’ under-15 first round match of the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association ‘50th Golden Jubilee’ badminton tournament, organized by the Bombay Gymkhana and Badminton 45 and played at the Bombay Gymkhana courts on Friday evening.
Meanwhile, top seed Taarini Suri had an easy first round defeating Maira Devnani 15-1, 15-3 and second seed Nirmitee Gajbhiye also had things much her own way against Pahal Thakkar recording a 15-6, 15-10 win, in another first round clash.
Neerva Negi did not have to exert too much as she blanked Ananya Bagwe coasting to 15-0, 15-0 win. In another one-sided encounter, Deepti Pillay dropped just one points in charging past Tanishka Nandgaonkar 15-1, 15-0 to move into the second round.
Top seed Taarini Suri had an easy first round defeating Maira Devnani 15-1, 15-3 in the Greater Mumbai Badminton Association ‘50th Golden Jubilee’ badminton tournament.
In two interesting and well-contested encounters, Taarushi Yadav fought hard to overcome Avni Kanani 15-13, 15-8 and Avni Arlekar faced quite a challenge from Divya Gadkari before pulling through at 15-9, 15-8.
Results – Boys’ U-15 singles (1st round): Akshay Sao beat Gaurav Kamble 15-3, 15-4; Aarush Tonape beat Nivaan Punamiya 15-3, 15-3; Arav Lamb beat Aadish Ayyanar 15-5, 15-4;
Girls’ U15 singles (1st round): 1-Taarini Suri beat Maira Devnani 15-1, 15-3; Umaima Sabuwala beat Aarya Jadhav 15-14, 15-12; Taarushi Yadav beat Avni Kanani 15-13, 15-8; Avni Arlekar beat Divya Gadkari 15-9, 15-8; Vaishnavi Suryavanshi beat Keertana Mudaliar 15-8, 15-5; Neerva Negi beat Ananya Bagwe 15-0, 15-0; Deepti Pillay beat Tanishka Nandgaonkar 15-1, 15-0; Shaina Makhija beat Aarohi Mejari 15-8, 15-4; Ananya Shah beat Nandini Shanbhogue 15-5, 15-3; 2-Nirmitee Gajbhiye beat Pahal Thakkar 15-6, 15-10.