Tushar, Rahul through to second round

India number 1 Tushar Shahani and Rahul Baitha entered round 2 of the U-19 category in the Otters Club Open Squash Tournament today.

Shahani drubbed Sajid Khan 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 while no. 2 seed Baitha found the going stiffer against Adarsh Bankdha before cruising into round two after a 11-8, 13-11, 11-8 win.

Results: Boys: Under 19 (1st round): Tushar Shahani [1] bt Sajid Khan 11-4, 11-3, 11-4; Vedansh Kushwaha bt Shlok Makhija 8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-5; Suraj Chand bt Yashwir Singh Hooda 11-8, 11-8, 14-12; Shloke Sahay bt Niall Shah 11-2, 11-6, 11-4.

Anuj Unadkat bt Zahaan Heeramaneck 11-0, 11-6, 11-3; Sankalp Anand bt Shivam Bansal 11-7, 11-7, 11-7; Arjun Singh [9/16] bt Ritik Shah 11-1, 11-3, 11-1; Vivaan Jaikishan [3] bt Harsh Kumar 11-7, 11-8, 12-14, 11-13, 11-9.

 

Veer Chotrani bt Kunal Singh 11-5, 11-3, 11-4; Gautam Nagpal bt Jash Chheda 11-3, 11-5, 11-5; Jaideep Singh Sethi bt Raunak Advani 11-9, 4-11, 11-7, 13-11; Avinash Yadav bt Ajay Deshmukh 11-3, 11-4, 11-2.

Ansh Shetty bt Vedant Ambani 13-11, 11-4, 11-4; Araash Mehta bt Ansh Punjabi 11-5, 11-4, 11-7; Rahul Baitha [2] bt Adarsh Banodha 11-8, 13-11, 11-8.