The qualifying matches of the second edition of the Walchand Cup Under-16 National Series at Deccan Gymkhana came to an end recently.
In the boys division,those qualified for the main draw are: Tushar Mandlekar (CG),Vasanth Kumar (TN),Jai Soni (Guj),Sushanta Mohanty (Har),Dhiraj Gopinath (TN),Aashman Goghari (Mah),Dheer Gala (Mah) and Rohit Ranglani (Mah). Among the girls Amreen Shaikh (AP), Moulika Ram (AP),Kajal Naukriya (Mah),Mun Amin (Guj),Isha Gandhi (CG),Pallavi Krishnaraj (AP),Bhagyeshri Rao (Mah),Shreeya Bhonge (Mah) managed to qualify for the main draw.
The main draw will start at 8 am on Monday at Deccan Gymkhana. It will be inaugurated by S S Gangawati,president,Walchandnagar Industries.
Results (Final round,boys qualifiers): Tushar Mandlekar (CG) bt Gaurav Bhagat (Mah) 6-0,6-0; Vasanth Kumar (TN) bt. Ajay Dhonde (Mah) 6-1,6-2; Jai Soni (Guj) bt.Mohammad Azhar (WB) 6-1,6-1; Sushanta Mohanty (Har) bt. Aditya Chougule (Mah) 6-3,6-0; Dhiraj Gopinath (TN) bt. Abhimanyu Dakwale (Raj) 6-0,6-0; Aashman Goghari (Mah) bt. Vishnu Rajes (Kar) 6-1,6-4; Dheer Gala (Mah) bt. J Gaurav Rao (Mah) 6-0,6-0; Rohit Ranglani (Mah) bt Rushabh Ranawat (Mah) 6-3,7-5.
First round,girls qualifiers : Amreen Shaikh (AP) got a bye; Chanchal Yadav (Guj) got a bye; Moulika Ram (AP) got a bye; Saloni Ghodke (Mah) got a bye; Krutika Jain (Mah) got a bye; Kajal Naukriya (Mah) bt. Bhargavi Mandgudkar (Mah) 9-4; Mun Amin (Guj) got a bye; Simran Dadhe (Mah) got a bye; Ishika Chakrabarty (Mah) got a bye; Isha Gandhi (CG) bt. Anushka Sathe (Mah) 9-0; Pallavi Krishnaraj (AP) got a bye; Trishala Menkar (Mah) bt. Pranjal Nehete (Mah) 9-0; Bhagyeshri Rao (Mah) got a bye; Ruchi Shewade (Mah) got a bye; Amruta Zagade (Mah) got a bye; Shreeya Bhonge (Mah) got a bye.
Final round,girls qualifiers: Amreen Shaikh (AP) bt. Chanchal Yadav (Guj) 6-1,6-1; Moulika Ram (AP) bt. Saloni Ghodke (Mah) 6-0,6-1; Kajal Naukriya (Mah) bt. Krutika Jain (Mah) 6-4,6-2; Mun Amin (Guj) bt. Simran Dadhe (Mah) 6-0,6-0; Isha Gandhi (CG) bt. Ishika Chakrabarty (Mah) 6-0,6-0; Pallavi Krishnaraj (AP) bt. Trishala Menkar (Mah) 7-5,6-4; Bhagyeshri Rao (Mah) bt. Ruchi Shewade (Mah) 6-0,6-1; Shreeya Bhonge (Mah) bt. Amruta Zagade (Mah) 6-1,6-2