
NEW DELHI, February 12: Delhi University entered the final of the All India inter-varsity squash rackets men championships after a lapse of eight years when they beat Mumbai University 3-2 in a marathon tussle that lasted over four hours. In the final on Saturday, DU will play Devi Ahilya Indore who beat Punjab University 3-2 National junior champion Ritwik Bhattacharya, Tarun Gill and Sameer Bakshi won their matches for DU while Gaurav Tomar and Anant Atal lost their encounters.
Incidentally, both semi-finals lasted almost four hours each and were close encounters. Delhi had last won the title way back in 1991.
The Devi Ahilya-Punjab match was engrossing with the fortune8217;s pendulum swining from one side to the other. In the deciding match, however, Ambrish defeated Sudhakaran Singh in straight games to clinch the issue.
Results semi-finals
Delhi bt Mumbai 3-2 Ritwik Bhattacharya bt Carl 9-0, 9-1, 9-1; Tarun Gill bt Kapil 9-1, 9-6, 10-8; Gaurav Tomar lost to Avinash Jaiswal 5-9, 2-9, 1-9; Anant Atal lost to Saket Wali 1-9, 3-9, 9-8, 4-9; Sameer Bakshi bt Dhrab 10-9, 10-5, 9-5. Devi Ahilya bt Punjab 3-2 Sidharth bt Manjit Singh 9-0, 9-0, 9-1; K Neel lost to Ranvir Singh 8-10, 9-7, 7-9; Sachin Chabra bt Amarjeet 9-2, 9-3, 9-1; Neeraj lost to Amandeep 11-9, 1-9, 2-9; Ambrish bt Sudhakar 9-4, 9-0, 9-4.