Arnaav and Ronak emerge champions

PUNE: City based unseeded Arnaav Sareen and No.8  Ronak Singh held centre stage on a day when Pune players bagged four titles and finished runners up in three on the concluding day of the Maharashtra Squash Rackets Association (MSRA) 1st Maharashtra Closed Squash Championship 2019 at the iSquash Academy courts, Mundhwa here on Sunday.

The biggest upset of the day was logged in the boys Under-19 section wherein Arnaav upstaged No. 2 Advait Adik. Arnaav began his day on the back foot losing the first game, however he did well to recover and complete an 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 victory.

Later, in the boys Under-17 final Ronak who took on No.1 Mohit Bhatt did well to win a long stretched to 80-points final. Ronak rallied from an opening game loss to complete a come-from-behind 12-10, 12-14, 11-9, 11-1 win.

The girls Under-11 final was an all Pune affair with top-seed Aelina Shah winning a marathon second game before putting out No.2 Vyomika Khandelwal 11-4, 18-16, 11-2.

Similarly, the women’s title, which was also an all-Pune final showdown, top ranked Sanika Choudhari tamed second seeded Nikita Agarwal in straight games 11-3, 11-1, 11-1. In the men’s section No.7 seed Simranjit Singh ended the dream run of Khumansingh Bhati, fell to top-seeded Abhinav Sinha 11-4, 11-3, 11-2.

RESULTS:
Men, F: 1-Abhinav Sinha bt 7-Simranjit Singh 11-4, 11-3, 11-2
SF: 1-Abhinav Sinha bt 6-Sanket Patil 11-0, 11-1, 11-5; 7-Simranjit Singh bt Khaumansingh Bhati 6-11, 14-12, 11-9, 11-7
BU19, F: Arnaav Sareen bt 2-Advait Adik 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4
SF: Arnaav Sareen bt 1-Araash Mehta 11-3, 11-4, 11-4; 2-Advait Adik bt 3-Arjun Singh 11-5, 11-3, 11-3  
BU17, F: 8-Raunak Singh bt 1-Mohit Bhatt 12-10, 12-14, 11-9, 11-1
SF: 1-Mohit Bhatt bt 7-Jeh Pandole 11-6, 6-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-5; 8-Raunak Singh bt Rutva Samant 15-13, 11-7, 11-7
BU15, F: 1-Paarth Ambani bt 2-Yuvraj Wadhwani 11-4, 11-5, 15-13
SF: 1-Paarth Ambani bt 3-Karan Patel 11-6, 11-8, 11-4; 2-Yuvraj Wadhwani bt 4-Sharan Punjabi 11-6, 11-4, 11-2
BU13, F: 3-Kavya Anand bt 8-Vedant Chheda 11-4, 6-11, 11-6 ,11-8SF: 8-Vedant Chheda bt 1-Dhruv Khanna 12-10, 11-9, 11-2; 3-Kavya Anand bt Eshant Uppal 11-8, 11-5, 11-8
BU11, F: 1-Ishaan Dabke bt 4-Kavanpal Singh 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
SF: 1-Ishaan Dabke bt 3-Hridhaan Shah 11-6, 11-7, 11-8; 4-Kavanpal Singh Kohli bt 2-Purav Rambhia 11-7, 5-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6
Women, F: 1-Sanika Choudhari bt 2-Nikita Agarwal 11-3, 11-1, 11-1
SF: 1-Sanika Choudhari bt Roonak Baig 11-0, 11-0, 11-2; 2-Nikita Agarwal bt Amruta Swami 11-4, 11-1, 11-1
GU19, RR: Avani Nagar bt Sanskruti Umak 11-4, 11-0, 11-4; Rewa Bharma bt Radhika Chute 11-1, 11-1, 11-0; Sanskruti Umak w/o Shreya Kholhe; Avani Nagar bt Radhika Chute 11-1, 11-4, 11-2; Radhika Chute w/o Shreya Kholhe; Avani Nagar bt Rewa Bharma 11-1, 11-2, 11-1
GU17, RR: Sarah Vethekar bt Janhavi Bhujade 11-0, 11-0, 11-1; Tanishka Jain bt Arya Dhage 11-1, 11-5, 11-4; Tanishka Jain bt Janhavi Bhujade 11-1, 11-5, 11-4; Sarah Vethekar bt Arya Dhage 11-0, 11-0, 11-1; Janhavi Bhujade bt Arya Dhage 11-2, 11-4, 11-1
 FINAL: Tanishka Jain bt  Sarah Vethekar 11-5, 11-4, 11-8
GU15, F: 1-Sonya Bajaj bt 3-Aaryaa Belsare 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7
SF: 1-Sonya Bajaj bt 6-Khushi Jaspal 11-2, 11-2, 11-9; 3-Aaryaa Belsare bt 2-Saisha Gupta 12-14, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9
GU13, F: 2-Tisha Jasani bt 3-Karina Phipps 11-7, 11-6, 3-11, 11-7
SF: 3-Karina Phipps bt Pratiksha Bhatt 11-1, 11-3, 11-2; 2-Tisha Jasani bt 4-Niya Jain 11-2, 11-1, 11-0
GU11, F: 1-Aelina Shah bt 2-Vyomika Khandelwal 11-4, 18-16, 11-2
SF: 1-Aelina Shah bt 3-Anika Dubey 11-8, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6; 2-Vyomika Khandelwal bt 4-Diva Shah 4-11, 15-13, 11-9, 11-5