Jr. Nat Squash Report

 Captions: Yuvraj Wadhwani (front) in action

Anahat Singh in action 

Yuvraj rallies to make last four; easy for seeded players

Maharashtra’s Yuvraj Wadhwani and Rajasthan’s Avalokit Singh, both seeded in the ¾ bracket had a fight on their hands before advancing to the semi-finals of the Shoppers Stop Junior & Sub-Junior National Squash Championships, presented by Bombay Gymkhana at their glass backed squash courts, here, on Wednesday.

Wadhwani was taken the distance by Tamil Nadu’s Sandesh P R and had to recover from a two-game deficit and overcome some anxious moments in the third, before winning 10-12, 5-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-4.

Avalokit, who had played a five -game match in the earlier round, once again had to dig deep before putting it across UP’s Karan Yadav, seeded in the 5/8 bracket, 11-8, 12-10, 12-10.

Other seeded players booked their rightful place in the last four with straight game wins and leading the charge was Delhi’s Anahat Singh, the top seed in the Girls U-15. Anant, who became the youngest player to represent the country when she made the squad for the Commonwealth Games, brushed aside Maharashtra’s Eesha Shrivastaava 11-1, 11-2, 11-1.

Results:

Boys Under 15

Quarter Finals:

Priyaan Thakker (1), MH, def. Ishaan Dabke, MH, 11-5, 11-2, 11-5; Aryaveer Dewan (5/8), DL, def. Darshil Parasrampuria, TN, 11-7, 11-3, 11-8; Gurveer Singh (3/4), DL, def. Agastya Bansal, MH, 11-3, 11-4, 11-2; Mitansh Jain (5/8), MH, def. Rahul Sanjay Balakrishnan, KA, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6.

Girls Under 15

Quarter Finals: Anahat Singh (1), DL, def. Eesha Shrivastava, MH, 11-1, 11-2, 11-2; Unnati Tripathi, UK, def. Aradhya Porwal, DL, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6; Akanksha Gupta, MH, def. Ananya Narayanan (3/4), TN, 11-9, 11-3, 8-11, 10-12, 11-4; Sehar Nayar, CG, def. Sanvi Batar (5/8), DL, 13-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7 .

Boys Under 17

Quarter Finals: Rohan Arya Gondi (1), TS, def. Vivaan Bhatia, MH, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6; Avalokit Singh (3/4), RJ, def. Karan Yadav (5/8), UP, 11-8, 12-10, 12-10; Yuvraj Wadhwani (3/4), MH, def. Sandhesh P R, TN, 10-12, 5-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-4; Ayaan Vaziralli (5/8), MH, def. Tavneet Singh Mundra, MP, 11-6, 12-10, 11-9.

Girls Under 17

Quarter Finals: Kaavya Bansal (1), MH, def. Khushboo ., UP, 11-3, 11-5, 11-9; Nirupama Dubey, MH, def. Yashi Jain (5/8), RJ, 11-8, 11-8, 11-1; Diya Yadav (3/4), KA, def. Tisha Jasani, MH, 11-1, 11-3, 11-5; Tiana Parasrampuria, MH, def. M Amritha Rajalakshmi (5/8), TN, 11-,1 11-5, 11-2.