MUMBAI, February 14: Avish Jaiswal and Rohan Juneja entered the final of the boys u-19 Mukesh Babu-Indian Squash Professional Satellite tournament at the Oteers Club today. In the final Avish overcame stiff challenge by Gaurav Juneja to win 9-15, 12-15, 15-5, 15-13, 15-4. In the second semi-final Rohan Juneja beat Parth Joshi 16-17, 11-15, 15-13, 15-9, 15-9.National champion Mekhala Subedar and Deepali Anvekar will contest the women's final.
Results:
Men's quarter-finals: Manish Choitrani beat Niraj Shirgaonkar 15-9, 15-11, 15-13; Gaurav Juneja beat Rohan Juneja 15-10, 15-1, 8-15, 6-15, 15-7; Paul Ferreira beat Amitpal Kohli 16-14, 15-11, 15-17, 16-14; Parth Doshi beat Avish Jaiswal 15-12, 9-15, 13-15, 15-13, 15-10.
Professionals semi-finals: Chandrakant Pawar beat Anant More 17-14, 15-12, 9-15, 11-15, 15-6; Rajesh Verma beat Sunil Verma 15-10, 15-5, 15-7. Women's semi-finals: Mekhla Subedar w.o. Pareenita Chawdhari; Deepali Anvekar beat Charishma Juneja 15-9, 15-12, 15-9.
ALLANA UPSET: DrAntonio Da Silva lad R Iyer trounced I Allana of St Mary's ISC , seeded seventh 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the boys under-12 Inter-Schools Tennis Tournament at the Garden Silk Mills courts, Azad Maidan today.
RESULTS
Boys u-12 singles (PQF): K Rastogi (Jamnabai Narsee) bt A Karan (Dominic Savio) 6-0; Mihir B (OLPS) bt M Patheja (Spring Field) 6-4; Avnees K (Atomic Energy) bt K Sangrajka (Campion) 6-1; K Mordani (St Theresa) bt H Dhauva (AVM, Juhu) 6-0; R Iyer (Antonio Da Silva) bt I Allana (Mary's ISC) 6-3; R Sevakramani (BIS) bt D Vishrani (Bombay Scottish) 6-0; D Walawalkar (OLPS) bt P Thacker (Vivekanand) 6-3; S Dhandia (Greenlawns BC) bt K Quadros (Jamnabai) 6-5 (7-4); A Barna (BIS) bt S Jaisingh (AVM, Bandra) 6-2; Devang Shah (Mary's ISC) bt H Mehta (Mary's ISC) 6-3; D Rai (Vivekanand) bt D das (Marble Arch) 6-4; S Sane (IES) bt A Gupte (Atomic Energy) 6-2; AA Rangwala (Stanislaus) bt A Ahuja (Gokuldham) 6-3.
Girls u-14 singles: A Parikh (JB Petit) bt S Bilka (Bombay Scottish) 6-0; DGanjwala (Queen Mary) bt S Jhawas (Convent Girls) 6-1; K Saumya (St Anne's) bt R Kirnik (Lady Vissanji) 6-0; R Raina (Bombay Scottish) bt J Nansi (Maneckji Cooper) 6-5 (7-3).
RBI TRIUMPH
Reserve Bank of India A won the Inter-Bank Division B team championship at the 7th District carrom Championship at the Rashtriya Mazdoor Sangh today. In the final they beat SBI 2-1.
RESULTS (finals) Inter-Bank: RBI A bt SBI 2-1 (Sudhir Zemse lost to Satish Kadwadkar 25-15, 11-25, 8-25; SS Pailkar bt CK Tuplonde 10-23, 25-12, 23-10; DK Sumra bt Prakash Chavan 14-15, 25-8, 24-14).
Inter-office: AGO bt Sachivalaya Gym 2-1 (Dilip Kale bt Datta Vasave 20-17, 24-13; Maruiti Morchande bt Uday Maral 23-16, 25-5; Prashant More lost to Pravin Kamble 10-18, 24-25)
GAZDER TOPS
Cyrus Gazder (15) collected 37 points in the BPGC Seniors (50 to 60 years) Stableford competition at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club Course here. Gazder shot three nett birdies and one nett Eagle on the way out for his 20. He secured twomore nett birdied on the way back. The runner up was Ravi Sanghrajka (18) with 36 points. S P Kesh (24) was best among the Super Seniors (60 years and above) with 35 points.
RECORDS TUMBLE
Three records were broken on the first day of the 13th IIT Open State Level Swimming Gala at the IIT Swimming Pool today. Avinash Kriplani of Khar Gymkhana broke the 13-year-old backstroke record with a timing of 1:13.40 seconds. Zeba Wadia clocked a record 3:38.26 in the 200 m event. Also Sindoor Thakker (Otters) bettered her own in the 50 m freestyle with a time of 29.29 seconds.
KALINA PIP SAINATH
Kalina Recreation Sports beat Sainath Sports Club 2-1 in the Don Bosco Football Challenge Cup (Juniors) at the Don Bosco Youth Centre, Kurla today. Anil Zalte put Sainath into the lead but a goal each by Glen Fernandes and Jeff Mendes spoiled their day.
In another match, St Joseph's ITI pipped Comptel N System (A) via tei-breaker 3-2 (F.T. 0-0). Richard D'Souza, Simon Chougule and Michael Alackal nettedfor the winners while Chandu Kunder and Rajesh Nair brough down the margin.
CHEMBURITES WIN
Chemburites drubbed Ralf SC 7-0 in a Western India Football League Division III-C match here at the Cooperage Ground. Sunil Pereira scored three goals while R Shivshankar, Rakesh Mondal, V Anthony scored a goal each.
GMP PLAY TRUANT
Greater Mumbai Police failed to turn up for their BHA league match against Young Challengers, today.
Rajput XI win title Rajput XI won the inaugural Division I title defeating Greater Mumbai Police 5-4 via tie-breaker in the final of Hockey Association of Mumbai-Rizvi here at the St Andrew Ground.
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