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PUNE, Sept 17: Dhanya Nair and Chaitali Anand saved the day for Symbiosis college, as they made a good come back to win the third and final rubber in doubles against Gauri Bhange and Gayatri Morgaonkar of Kataria school, thus helping their side to enter the semi-finals of U-17 section PDMGSC badminton tournament with a 2-1 verdict.
At the WIE Complex here today, being down 4-15 in the first game, after both sides were locked 1-1 in the first two rubber, the Symbiosis duo bounced back to win a close decisive final tie 15-11, 15-12.
Katariya took the early lead through Gauri Bhange, who blanked out Arya Doshi love and love. However, Symbiosis pulled one back with Dhnaya Nair winning in almost similar fashion against Katariya’s Bikul Purohit 11-2, 11-1.
Abhivan English school also joined with Symbiosis in the last four, defeating HHCP 2-0 in another quarter-final match.
Results
Girls: (U-19): BMCC bt DY Patil: 2-0 (Trupti Murgunde bt Vijaylaxmi Ramnathan 11-0, 11-0; Snehal Date bt Vinita Kalamkar 11-0, 11-0).
Fergusson College bt S P College: 2-1 (Gauri Kulkarni lost to Mugdha Bhagwat 0-11, 0-11, Radhika Chitale bt Ketki Seth 11-0, 11-0; Radhika Chaitale/Chatura Vaidya bt Mugdha Bhagwat/Gauri Joshi 15-7, 15-3).
(U-17): Symbiosis bt Katariya: 2-1 (Arya Doshi lost to Gauri Bhange 0-11, 0-11; Dhanya Nair bt Bikul Purohit 11-2, 11-1; Dhnya Nair/Chatali Anand bt Gauri Bhange/Gayatri Morgaonkar 4-15, 15-11, 15-12).
Abhinav English School bt HHCP: 2-0 (Poonam Walimbe bt Mansi Bhave 5-11, 11-6, 11-6; Anupama Gokhale bt Priyanka Bansale 11-4, 11-1).
Boys: (U-19): BMCC bt Vidya Bhavan: 2-0 (Shepen Rawat bt Gautam Bhalla 15-2, 15-6; Nikhil Lokhande bt Nachiket Datugade 15-5, 15-5).
Fergusson College bt St. Vincent’s: 2-0 (Rohit Chitre bt Siraj b 15-4, 15-3; Harshad J bt Sivraj Sable 15-0, 15-1).
Sudeep, Vijaya named captains
International Sudeep Wakchaure will lead the Pune’s men’s team while Vijaya Kanekeri has been named the captain of the women’s team for the forthcoming state handball championships to be held at Kolhapur.
The defending champions Pune District men, form a formidable side which includes national players Prashant Dhole, Sudam Shelke and Sharad Takawale apart from the skipper.
Teams
Men’s: Sudeep Wakchaure (Captain), Prashant Dhole, Rahul Chavan, Sudam Shelake, Sharad Takawale, Rajesh Garde, Sujeet Jagtap, Kapil Raut, Pravin Bodke, Yogesh Bodke, Somnath Jangam, Shirish Damle.
Coach: Kalyan Deshmukh.
Women’s: Vijaya Kanekeri (Captain), Deepa Deore, Smita Pawar, Sujata Nimbalkar, Sarika Borawke, Asha Harpale, Nilima Jadhav, Pallavi Harpale, Tina D’costa, Gouri Raut, Arti Mote, Anita Pawar.
Coach: Rajendra Raut.
