Squash: Anahat finishes runner-up

Anahat Singh. PIC/SAI MEDIA

Rising Indian star Anahat Singh signed off with a runner-up finish in the girls under-17 category at the British Junior Open squash tournament here.

The Indian top-seed Anahat went down 2-3 to Egyptian second seed Nadien Elhammamy in a tense 68-minute cliffhanger at the University of Birmingham on Sunday.

The 15-year-old won the opening game 11-7, before Elhammamy fought back to claim the next two on tiebreak 13-11 and 12-10.

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The Delhi girl won the fourth game 11-5 to force a decider, and not much separated the pair in the fifth, which the Egyptian clinched 11-9.

She also won another bronze partnering Abhay Singh at the inaugural Asian Mixed Doubles Championships.

Meanwhile, Aryaveer Dewan, the reigning US Junior Open boys under-15 champion, took third place in the boys under-15 section.

He lost to Egyptian top seed Philopater Saleh 3-1 in the semifinals, but bounced back to win the play-off for third place. Promising Aadya Budhia was edged out 3-2 by top seeded American Vivienne Sze in the under-13 girls quarter-finals.

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