Sachika, Urvashi to clash in squash final

The top two seeds in the women's competition, Sachika Ingale of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra's Urvashi Joshi sailed into the final of the 42nd Maharashtra State Open Squash tournament

The top two seeds in the women's competition, Sachika Ingale of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra's Urvashi Joshi sailed into the final of the 42nd Maharashtra State Open Squash tournament, organised by Bombay Gymkhana under the aegis of SRFI and Maharashtra Squash Rackets Association.

In the semi-finals, the No. 1 seed Sachika with a steady performance, managed to beat back the strong resistance from Maharashtra's Sachika Balvani before clinching a 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 victory.

Urvashi too faced an initial struggle in her semi-final, but gradually got into groove, and thereafter, asserted her dominance to complete a deserving 11-9, 11-7, 11-4 win over opponent Riya Sisodia.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra's Aditya Jagtap, the second seed in the men's event sidelined Delhi challenger and joint third-fourth seed Gaurav Nandrajog 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 in the first semi-final.

Later, Maharashtra's Abhishek Pradhan, 24, overcame Abhishek Agarwal posting a 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 win.

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