August 27, 2009 12:28:58 am
Delhi top seed Gaurav Nandrajog proved a handful for Amjad Khan and the hopes of a close final shattered as Nandrajog ran past the number two seed 11-6 11-4 11-5 to lift the mens open title of the ISP-Sprite All India Squash Open Tennis Tournament on Wednesday.
In the boys under-17 category Pehlaj Bajwa of Chandigarh faced a threat from second seed Abhijit Malik before beating him 4-11 11-9 12-10 6-11 11-6. Delhis Janet Vidhi,who won the girls under-17 title after playing four games against Pankhuri Malhotra,dropped the third game and then fought back to clinch the issue with a 11-9 11-7 8-11 15-13 scoreline.
Delhis domination,however,was tamed by Rahil Fazelbhoy and Yohan Pandole, who won the boys under-15 and under-13 titles,respectively. Fazelbhoy beat Divij Singh 11-8 11-5 11-5 while Pandole won 11-7 11-5 11-6 against Junaid Muzaffar.
Results: (Finals): Mens Open: G Nandrajog (Del) bt A Khan (Delhi) 11-6 11-4 11-5; Boys U-19: K Kumar (Del) bt P Bajwa 11-7 11-311-7; Boys U-17: P Bajwa (CH) bt A Malik (SK) 4-11 11-9 12-10 6-1111-6; Boys U-15: R Fazelbhoy (MAH) bt D Singh (Del) 11-8 11-5 11-5; Boys U-13: Y Pandole bt J Muzaffar 5-11 11-7 11-5 11-6; Girls U-17: J Vidhi (Del) bt P Malhotra (Del) 11-9 11-7 8-11 15-13; Girls U-13: P Malhotra (Del) bt A Advani (Del) 11-4 11-3 11-5; Handicap Doubles: A Khan/R Singh (Del) bt V Nayar/K Singh (CH) 15-10 15-14 (3-1).
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