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Jangra powers to U-19 crown
By: Rohan L
Alvares
February 21, 2005 : Mid-day
I always
felt in control,” smiled Sandeep Jangra after seeing off a spirited
challenge from 15-year old Vikram Malhotra in straight sets to win the Khar
Gymkhana – Hero Honda squash classic Boys U-19 trophy at Khar Gymkhana
yesterday.
The top seed won the slightly over 30 minutes contest, 11-3, 11-6, and 11-7
against an opponent who is certainly on the rise.
The experienced Jangra didn’t take too much time to show everybody just why
he was the odds on favourite to lift the title.
In the first game, it was all out power from the 16-year-old and his
excellent ability at covering the court didn’t give the underdog much
respite between shots.
Once could sense Malhotra starting to come to terms with the pace of Jangra
in the second, but the latter mixed his stroke play majestically to gain a
stranglehold on the contest.
In the final game, the fourth seed provided glimpses of his unquestionable
talent and it was neck to neck at one stage at 5-5.
However, the class of Jangra once again surfaced as he took advantage of
some unforced errors by his junior opponent to take the game and the match.
“I still have a long way to go, although I am satisfied that I reached the
final and gave him (Jangra) a good fight,” said Malhotra later.
Following
are the results:
Finals
:
Men’s
: Manish Chotrani bt Rohan Gracious 11-5, 11-5, 13-11.
Women’s (Handicap) : Kiran Mirpuri bt Shaheda Madraswala 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 6-11,
11-7.
Boys under-19: Sandeep Jangra bt Vikram Malhotra 11-3, 11-6, 11-7.
Men’s over-35: Darius Surti bt Deepak Moolani 11-6, 5-11, 11-3, 11-8.
Semifinals :
Men’s
Open :
1-Manish Chotrani bt 4-Vikram Malhotra 11-6, 11-6, 11-8;
2-Rohan Gracious bt Cyrus Vakil 11-9, 11-4, 11-7.
Women’s
Open :
1-Saheeda Madraswala bt Namrata Purohit 11-7, 11-7, 11-9;
Kiran Mirpuri bt Ruchi Gupta 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 4-11, 11-7.
Boys u-19
:
1-Sandeep Jangra (Jindal) bt 2-Laxman Joshi (Jindal) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5;
4-Vikram Malhotra bt 3-Ritesh Sharma 7-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-6.
Over 35
:
Darius Surti bt Sanjay Goyal 11-5, 11-3, 11-6;
Deepak Moolani bt Gopi Mohite 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 11-9.
Quarter
finals:
Manish Chotrani bt A I Singh 11-7,11-7, 11-8;
Rohan Gracious bt Kunal Jani 11-9, 11-1,11-4;
Cyrus Vakil bt Sachin Jadhav 11-8, 8-11, 11-9,11-9.
All quarter
finals :
Men’s
Open :
Manish Chotrani beat A.I.Singh 11-7, 11-9, 11-7
Vikram Malhotra bt Harjinder Singh 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5.
Cyrus Vakil beat Sachin Jadhav 11-8, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8
Rohan Gracias beat Kunal Jani 11-9, 11-1, 11-4
Boys u-19
:
4-Vikram Malhotra bt Naveen Jangra (Jindal) 11-9, 11-9, 11-8;
1-Sandeep Jangra (Jindal) bt Mohammad Merchant 11-3, 11-5, 11-5;
3-Laxman Joshi (Jindal) bt Joran Diwan 11-3, 11-8, 11-8;
2-Ritesh Sharma bt Cyrus Vakil 11-4, 7-11, 11-3, 11-8.
Women’s
Open :
1-Shaheeda Madraswala bt Neha Nirmakani 11-7, 11-7, 11-5;
Ruchi Gupta bt Leena Basrur 9-11, 11-2, 12-14, 11-8, 11-7;
Namrata Purohit bt Avani Shetty 11-7, 11-7, 11-9.
Over
35 :
Darius Surti beat Shiv Malhotra 11-7, 13-11, 11-4
Jai Thappa lost to Sanjay Goyal 7-11, 7-11, 6-11
Gopi Mohite beat Rajesh Rajani 11-6, 11-7, 11-2
Deepak Moolani beat Riaz Mohammed 11-8, 11-4, 11-8 |
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