Jindal surprise Otters

Jindal surprise OttersRelative newcomers to the scene, Jindal Sports Club surprised Otters Club, who have made a name for themselves with...

Relative newcomers to the scene, Jindal Sports Club surprised Otters Club, who have made a name for themselves with their wealth of talent, in the juniors8217; team event of the Motilal Sanghi Inter-Club squash tournament at the Otters, today.

In a hard-fought match, Jindal, who travel 72 km daily from Vasind to take part in the event, went two-up thanks to their under-15 players Ashwini Bhosale and Supreet Singh winning their matches.

Otters pulled back with Vishal Kapoor defeating Arvind Singh in the clash between the under-17 and Parth Doshi overcoming Vijay Jangra in the under-19 encounter. However, in a dramatic twist of fortunes Mahesh Verma gave an inspired display to overcome National champion Junaid Nathani, 9-6, 9-4, 9-3, and clinch the issue for Jindal.

Mahesh Verma8217;s performance was most creditable as he had been beaten 5-9, 4-9, 5-9, by Nathani in the under-17 final of the individual event last Sunday.

Having lost to the Cricket Club of India earlier, Jindal now have a 2-1 win-loss record after three matches. The CCI, on the other hand, posted their third straight win by defeating Willingdon Sports Club, 4-1. Otters too have a 2-1 match record.

The CCI posted their third win in the Masters event as well when they beat Willingdon Sports Club, 6-1. So did Bombay Gymkhana who received a walk-over from United Services Club. The CCI-Bombay Gymkhana clash tomorrow could well decide the Masters title.

Results:

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Juniors: Jindal bt Otters 3-2: Ashwini Bhosale bt Kabir Kapoor 9-0, 9-2, 9-0, Supreet Singh bt Gautam Kalani 9-2, 10-8, 9-5, Arvind Singh lost to Vishal Kapoor 7-9, 7-9, 3-9, Vijay Jangra lost to Parth Doshi 2-9, 2-9, 5-9, Mahesh Verma bt Junaid Nathani 9-6, 9-4, 9-3.

CCI bt Willingdon 4-1: Anshul Manchanda bt Cyrus Framji 9-0, 9-2, 9-1, Sahil Vora bt S Lawyer 9-1, 9-5, 9-10, 9-1, Rahul Lulla bt Sarang Mugve 9-0, 9-7, 10-8, Siddharth Suchde bt Hrishikesh Pendse 9-3, 9-1, 9-6, Mihir Sheth lost to Alok Mathur 9-2, 7-9, 6-9, 10-8, 1-9.

Women: Willingdon bt Bombay Gymkhana 3-0:

Rhea Bhandare bt Vanita Bhandari 3-0, Rashna Patnaik bt Jahanavi Kothari 9-0, 10-8, 9-1, Shubika Bilka bt Kadambari Deodhar 9-0, 9-1, 9-4.

Masters: CCI bt Willingdon 6-1: Kapil Todarmal lost to Cyrus Poncha 7-9, 5-9, 3-9, Darayus Surti bt Rajiv Kothari 10-8, 2-9, 9-5, 9-4, Raj Arora bt Shoaib Shaikh 9-1, 9-0, 9-0, Vishnu Jalan w.o. Eri Dastur, Mohan Nathani w.o Vikram Kamdar, VK Kocchar w.o. AP Joshi, Anant More w.o. D Tambe.

Bombay Gymkhana w.o. United Services Club.