KS Arihant, Ananya Narayanan star in Tamil Nadu Closed Squash Championship semi-finals
KS Arihant in the under 15 boys and Ananya Narayanan in the under 13 girls category caught the eyeballs at the semi-final stage of the ongoing Tamil Nadu Closed squash championship in Chennai. On the other hand, in the men’s and women’s sections, the two top seeds made it to the finals.
Keen competition and some upset results formed the order on the penultimate day of the Tamil Nadu State Closed Squash Championship, a two-star national ranking event, here on Tuesday.
None reflected the mood of the day better than the plucky U-15 boy K.S. Arihant,
Another U-13 unseeded girl Ananya Narayanan also of ISA did herself proud by reaching the final beating top seed Sharon Jeffy Doss of El Shaddai Club, Chennai over four fighting games. In
The results: Semi-final:
Men: Vikas Mehra (1) (ISA) bt Murukesh Mani (MCC) 11-9, 11-7, 11-9; Abhay Singh (2)(ISA) bt Guhan Senthilkumar (¾) (ISA) 11-6, 11-4, 7-11, 11-3; quarterfinal): Vikas Mehra bt Ajith R, (JJ SA), 11-7 11-3 11-9 ; Murukesh Mani bt Dinesh R (¾) (ISA) 5-11 12-10 11-4 12-10; Guhan Senthilkumar (3/4)(ISA) def. Akash Ashok Kumar(ISA) 11-4 11-1 11-1; Abhay Singh (2) (ISA)bt Desappan Ravi (Pioneer SC) 11-1 11-2 11-2 .
Women: Aparajitha Balamurukan (2), (ISA) bt Rathika Suthanthira Seelan (ISA) 11-1 11-6 12-10; Sunanya Kuruvilla(1) (Bhavans) bt Lakshya Ragavendran 11-3,11-5, 11-6(Quarterfinal): Sunayna Kuruvilla bt Mithali Uttamchand, Pioneer SC) 11-4 11-3 11-4; Rathika Suthanthira Seelan, (ISA) bt Mayuri Namasivayam (Bhavans) 5-11 11-9 11-5 11-9; Aparajitha Balamurukan bt Harshitha U V, (Phoenix SA) 11-3 11-6 11-2 .
Boys:
U-11: Darshil Parasrampuria (1) (Elite SA) bt Shrrinith Subramanian Arun Subhas (3/4), Elite SA)11-6 7-11 11-6 11-7; Lokesh S (¾) (Bhavans) bt Lakshmana Harri (2) (Gamesville SA) 11-4 11-5 7-11 11-8;(quarter-final): Darshil Parasrampuria (1) (Elite SA)bt Gowtham M (Elite SA)11-8 11-5 8-11 11-3; Shrrinith Subramanian Arun Subhas (3/4), (Elite SA) bt Ijaz Mohammed, (ISA) 11-7 11-3 8-11 11-8; Lokesh S (3/4),(Bhavans) bt Shiven Agarwal, (ISA) 11-6 12-10 11-13 12-14 11-5; Lakshmana Harri (2) (Gamesville SA) bt Ramji R (Golden SA) 16-14 11-7 11-1 .
U-13: Aakash Kannan (1) (Elite SA) bt Aravind R (3/4),(JJ SA) 14-12 11-9 11-6;
Archith S (2), (TNSRA) bt Paygun E (3/4), (ISA) 5-11 11-13 11-7 12-10 11-8; (quarterfinal): Aakash Kannan (1) bt Aneesh Premkumar, (Bhavans) 11-6 11-9 11-5; Aravind R (3/4)bt Rahul Rathnavel R, Pioneer SA) 11-2 11-7 11-4; Paygun E (¾ bt Advaith J (ISA) 10-12 11-6 15-13 11-1; Archith S (2) bt Hindol Das, (ISA)12-10 11-2 11-4 .
U-15: Arihant Ks, (ISA) bt Parthiv Yagnesh Natarajan (1), (ISA), 8-11 11-7 8-11 11-9 11-6; Sreekartikeyan R (2),(ISA) bt Ashvin Ganesh (3/4), (ISA)11-5 11-6 11-4; (quarter-final): Parthiv Yagnesh Natarajan (1), bt Sandhesh Pr, , 11-5 11-5 12-10; Arihant Ks, bt Umar Farook Farhan, (ISA), 11-9 11-5 11-5; Ashvin Ganesh (¾) bt Abhay S Vasudev (bhavans) 6-11 11-5 11-3 11-4; Sreekartikeyan R (2) bt Adith Achpal, (Pioneer) 12-10 12-10 11-5
U-17:Shreemann Raghavan (1), (ISA) bt Nikhil Jason (3/4),(ISA) 11-5 11-5 11-5;
Kanhav Nanavati (2), (ISA) bt Adhil Mohammed Syed (3/4),(Elite) 11-7 11-6 11-6; (quarter-final): Shreemann Raghavan (1) bt Naman Dalal (Bhavans) 1-2 11-3 11-2;
Nikhil Jason (¾) bt Karthikeyan R M,(Golden SA) 11-7 11-2 11-1; Adhil Mohammed Syed (¾) bt Maanas B K, (MAS Squash Academy) 11-2 11-4 11-1; Kanhav Nanavati (2) bt Matthew Godwin, (Golden SA) 11-3 11-5 11-5 .
U-19: R Kishore Arvind (1), (ISA) bt Kautham Krish (3/4),(Altius SA) 11-4 11-2 11-5; Navaneeth Prabhu S, ISA, bt Sidharth Lalith Kumar (3/4),(Altius SA) 11-5 11-4 11-5;(quarter-final) : R Kishore Arvind (1) bt R J Israel Titus Raja, (Gamesville) 11-0 11-6 11-4 ; Kautham Krish (3/4),bt Sathya Narayanan S 11-4 11-1 11-9; Sidharth Lalith Kumar (¾) bt Shri Hari Srinivasan, (Pioneer SC)11-3 12-10 11-8; Navaneeth Prabhu S bt Shankaran Parthiban (2), ISA, 11-2 11-3 11-6
Girls:
U-11: Sahana Kalaivanan (1), (ISA) bt Kriya Saravanan (3/4), (TNSRA) 11-3 11-4 11-8 ; Sangamithra Shanmugam (3/4), (ISA)bt Reynaa Jain, (ISA) 11-4 11-2 11-6; (quarter-final): Sahana Kalaivanan (1), bt Suchithra Parthiban,(Bhavans) 11-2 11-3 11-0; Kriya Saravanan (3/4), bt Harshini Sri S, (ISA) 11-1 11-3 11-4; Sangamithra Shanmugam (¾) bt Priyal R, (Champs squash academy) 11-9 11-6 10-12 11-1; Reynaa Jain, bt Sri Varshini Shanmuganathan, (TNI Squash club), 11-8 11-9 7-11 11-5 .
U-13: Ananya Narayanan, (ISA) bt Sharon Jeffy Doss (1), (EL Shaddai SA) 11-9 3-11 12-10 12-10; Riya Balaji (3/4), (ISA) bt Nayantara Krishna (2), (ISA) 11-5 9-11 11-7 11-9; (quarter-final): Sharon Jeffy Doss (1),bt Raksana M, Lawrence school, 11-3 11-1 11-1; Ananya Narayanan,bt Vanshika Karmawat (¾) (Ambassador pallava) 11-3 11-2 11-2; Riya Balaji bt Sobana Stanly,(kanchi SA) 11-0 11-3 11-3; Nayantara Krishna bt M Amritha Rajalakshmi, (Altius SA) 11-8 12-10 8-11 3-11 11-7 .
U-15: Pooja Arthi R (1), (ISA) bt Shameena Riaz (3/4), (ISA) 7-11 11-0 11-13 11-8 11-8; S Akshaya Sri (2), (ISA) bt Deepika .V (3/4), (Elite SA) 11-2 11-4 11-8; (quarter-final): Pooja Arthi R bt Brithika N, (SDAT TNI) 11-1 11-1 11-2 .
Shameena Riaz (3/4), bt Tamanna D,(Champs SA) 11-3 11-4 11-3; Deepika .V bt Kriyaa J, (ISA) 11-0 11-2 11-3; S Akshaya Sri bt Jesica Antony Prasad, (MAS SA) 11-4 11-3 11-7 .
U-17: Abhisheka Shannon (1),(ISA) bt Mithali Uttamchand (3/4), (Pioneer SC)7-11 11-5 11-8 11-6 ; Diksha Aurobindo (2), (Altius) bt Netra Krishna, ISA, 11-6 11-6 11-1; (quarter-final): Abhisheka Shannon bt Gitanjali Vasudevan, (IIT Gymkhana) 11-9 11-7 4-11 5-11 11-5; Mithali Uttamchand bt Veda Pendyala, (ISA) 11-3 11-3 11-6; Netra Krishna bt Krithica J S (¾) (ISA) 0-0 Ret..; Diksha Aurobindo (2) bt Tishaa Lalith Kumar,(Altius) 11-4 11-3 11-4 .