PUNE, Feb 15: Manoj Deswandikar of Telco got past the first round, defeating Pravin Phulwade of Balaji Industries in straight games 15-2, 15-0 on the opening day of the Industrial Sports Association (ISA) Inter-Industry Badminton tournament, organised by Cummins India Limited at the WIE Sports Complex, Shivajinagar, here today.In the veterans section Nishikant Deshmukh of Bajaj Auto set aside the challenge from Vasant Pendse with a convincing 15-9, 15-4 win in the opening round.Men's Singles: (I Round): Manoj Deswandikar (Telco) b Pravin Phulwade (Balaji Ind) 15-2, 15-0; Rohit Karnik (Bajaj Auto) b Rajiv Baag (HA) 15-9, 15-13; Satish Sapkal (Telco) b Ashwin Pundlik (DGP Hinoday) 15-10, 15-5; Hemant Joshi (Nichrome) b Amit Bhingurde (Telco) 8-15, 15-4, 15-13; Sunil Pundlik (Telco) b Shree Date (Premier Auto) 15-7, 15-8; Mangesh Dhawale (Telco) b Mahesh Kalkar (Bajaj Auto) 15-7, 15-8; S Iyyer (HA) b B Shekhar (Vickers) 15-3, 15-0; Sudhir Agashe (KSB) b Ram Gundawar (Vickers) 15-0, 15-1.Veteran Singles: (I Round): Nishikant Deshmukh (Bajaj Auto) b Vasant Pendse (Premier Auto) 15-9, 15-4; Bhanudas Kulkarni (Bajaj Auto) b Deepak Thorat (Bajaj Auto) 15-11, 15-12; Deepak Apte (KSB) b Ajay Damle (Premier Auto) 15-8, 15-4.
