Yoshna upsets top seeds Urwashi, Bhavna at squash tournament

Maharashtra's Yoshna Singh was on a roll, stunning top seeds Urwashi Joshi and Bhavana Goyal to enter the womens and the girls U-19 semi-finals of the 44th Maharashtra State Senior Open Squash Tournament on Monday.

Yoshna, who played her U-19 match just four hours before her womens tie, showed no signs of fatigue as she beat the tournament-favourite Urwashi 6-11, 11-1, 5-11, 11-6, 11-6 in the quarters here.

In the girls U-19 quarterfinals, Yoshna hardly faced any challenge on her way to an 11-4, 11-3, 11-2 rout of the top-seeded Bhavana.

In the mens event, Goa's Yash Fadtes hopes of a dual win ended as he could not match the speed and strength of the top-seeded Mahesh Mangaonkar and lost 5-11, 4-11, 7-11.

 

Rahul Baitha, who also was in line for a dual title, pushed Abhay Singh of Tamil Nadu to the limits before losing 9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 7-11.

Results:

Girls Under 19 (Quarter-finals): Yoshna Singh bt Bhavna Goyal [1] 11-4, 11-3, 11-2; Amita Gondi [3/4] bt Gangu Nirguda [5/8] 11-3, 11-5, 11-3; Anannya Morey bt Saumya Raj [5/8] 11-4, 11-7, 11-5; Amira Singh [2] bt Arnaaz Brar [5/8] 11-0, 11-0, 11-0.

Boys Under 19 (Quarter-finals): Yash Fadte [1] bt Advait Adik [9/16] 11-8, 11-7, 11-2; Prithvi Singh [5/8] bt Araash Mehta [3/4] 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 ; Neel Joshi bt Suraj Chand [3/4] 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-1; Rahul Baitha [2] bt Karata Dasmahapatra [9/16] 11-7 11-2 11-4

Women (Quarter-finals): Yoshna Singh [5/8] bt Urwashi Joshi [1] 6-11, 11-1, 5-11, 11-6, 11-6; Aakanksha Rao [5/8] bt Ankita Patil 11-0, 11-0, 11-1; Sachika Balvani [3/4] bt Radhika Rathore [5/8] 11-4, 11-3, 8-11, 11-2; Tanvi Khanna [2] bt Nikita Agarwal [5/8] 11-0, 11-2, 11-4

Men (Quarter-finals): Mahesh Mangaonkar [1] bt Yash Fadte [5/8] 11-5, 11-4, 11-7; Abhishek Agarwal [3/4] bt Naveen Jangra [9/16] 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3; Abhay Singh [3/4] bt Rahul Baitha [9/16] 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 6-11 11-7; Abhishek Pradhan [2] bt Gaurav Nandrajog [5/8] 11-9, 4-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6.