26 September,2024 07:44 AM IST | Mumbai | Rufus Vedanayagam
Spectators watch the boys U-16 final between Jamnabai lads Ishaan Dabke (in blue) and Purav Rambhis yesterday. Pics/Ashish Raje
Purav Rambhia of Jammabai Narsee (Juhu) and Diva Shah of Bombay International School (Babulnath) won the boys and girls U-16 titles in the MSSA inter-school squash tournament at the Bombay Gymkhana on Wednesday.
Top-seeded Purav beat his schoolmate and second seed Ishaan Dabke 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 to emerge champion, while Diva easily defeated Prithika Deb of Podar International (Powai) 11-2, 11-1, 11-4 to win the girls title.
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In the boys U-13 summit clash, the joint 3rd-4th seed Kiaan Kulkarni of Bombay International School (Babulnath) stunned top seed Shourya Rakshit of Cathedral and John Connon (Fort), posting a 12-10, 11-7, 11-7 victory to clinch top honours. The girls U-13 category was won by Aashi Shah of Utpal Sanghvi School (Juhu), after getting the better of Shanaya Roy from Aditya Birla School (Tardeo) 11-6, 7-11, 11-1, 11-5 in the final.
In the U-11 category, Tilakvir Kapoor of Dhirubhai Ambani International, Bandra, beat Aaron Aramhan of Jamnabai Narsee, Juhu 7-11, 11-3, 11-9, 14-12 for the boys title while Jamnabai Narsee's Riyaa Dalal beat Aarna Rao of St Gregorious (Chembur) 11-3, 12-10, 11-9 for the girls.
The youngest group, saw Shaunik Malhotra of Arya Vidya Mandir (Bandra) beat Kiaan Maheshwari of Campion School (Cooperage) 11-8, 11-2, 9-11, 7-11, 11-5 for the boys U-9 title, while Bombay Scottish's Nadea Kapoor beat Krisha Sharma of Cathedral and John Connon) 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 13-11 for the girls U-19 title.
