Supriya overshadows Rhea

MUMBAI, OCT 3: Second seed Mihir Kapoor had to battle against foot faults, lapses in concentration and a gritty third seed Mahesh Verma, before prevailing in five games to enter the boys under-19 final of the WMI-Little Masters Junior squash tournament at Willingdon Sports Club today.

He set up a repeat title clash with top seed Junaid Nathani, who dropped a game before getting the better of Delhi8217;s fourth seed Neerav Tomar. In the first upset of the tournament, second seed Rhea Bhandare was shown the door by fourth seed Supriya Balsekar in the girls under-19 semi-final. Supriya won 10-9, 9-3, 3-9, 8-10, 9-5 to set up a clash with top seed Deepali Anvekar, who blew away Priyanka Yadav 9-2, 9-1, 9-2.

RESULTS ALL SEMIS, SEEDINGS IN PREFIX

BOYS U-19: 1-Junaid Nathani bt 4-Neerav Tomar 6-9, 9-3, 9-3, 9-2; 2-Mihir Kapoor bt 3-Mahesh Verma 5-9, 9-2, 9-3, 4-9, 9-2. U-17: 2-Neerav Tomar bt 3-Vishal Kapoor 5-9, 9-6, 9-3, 10-9. U-15: 2-Saurav Goshal bt 4-Rishabh Singhvi 9-3, 9-4, 9-0; 1-Karan Sethibt 3-Vikas Jangra 9-3, 6-9, 9-6, 9-3. U-13: 1-Gautam Kalani bt 3-Sandeep Jangra 9-2, 9-2, 9-3; 2-Nikhil Seth bt Jay Bhagat 9-0, 9-3, 9-7.

GIRLS U-19: 4-Supriya Balsekar bt 2-Rhea Bhandare 10-9, 9-3, 3-9, 8-10, 9-5; 1-Deepali Anvekar bt Priyanka Yadav 9-2, 9-1, 9-2. U-13: 2-Natasha Lall bt 4-Saachi Mehta 9-3, 9-1, 9-2; 1-Alisha Mashruwala bt 3-Shailee Shelke 9-0, 9-0, 9-0.