*Teenager Sudhanshu Grover defeated compatriot Abhishek Yadav 4-3 to emerge as the junior boys singles champion while Suthirtha Mukherjee beat Manika Batra 4-2 in an all-Indian final of the junior girls category at the South Asian Junior TT Championships here on Monday.*
In the cadet sections, Anirban Ghosh and Sagarika Mukherjee won their maiden international titles which made it a perfect 10 for India in the championships.
The doubles titles, in the junior boys category, went to Abhishek and Sudhanshu while Manika Batra and Suthirtha Mukherjee combined to claim the girls' crown. In both finals, their opponents were Sri Lankans.
Sri Lanka, who along with India qualified for the Asian Junior championships to be held in Doha, finished the table as the second best team.
Results (all finals, Indians unless mentioned): Junior boys: Sudhanshu Grover bt Abhishek Yadav 11-9, 9-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7. Doubles: Yadav/ Grovere bt Vimukthi Wijesiri/ Liyanahe Kahawaththa (SL) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6.
Junior girls: Suthirtha Mukherjee bt Manika Batra 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-6. Doubles: Manika/ Suthirtha bt Tharakie De Silva/ Bandara Rajaguru (SL) 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 13-11.
Cadet boys: Anirban Ghosh bt Birdie Boro 11-7, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8. Cadet girls: Sagarika Mukherjee bt R Harshavardhini 12-10, 11-6, 11-7. Reported by Deccan Herald 55 minutes ago.
In the cadet sections, Anirban Ghosh and Sagarika Mukherjee won their maiden international titles which made it a perfect 10 for India in the championships.
The doubles titles, in the junior boys category, went to Abhishek and Sudhanshu while Manika Batra and Suthirtha Mukherjee combined to claim the girls' crown. In both finals, their opponents were Sri Lankans.
Sri Lanka, who along with India qualified for the Asian Junior championships to be held in Doha, finished the table as the second best team.
Results (all finals, Indians unless mentioned): Junior boys: Sudhanshu Grover bt Abhishek Yadav 11-9, 9-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7. Doubles: Yadav/ Grovere bt Vimukthi Wijesiri/ Liyanahe Kahawaththa (SL) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6.
Junior girls: Suthirtha Mukherjee bt Manika Batra 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-6. Doubles: Manika/ Suthirtha bt Tharakie De Silva/ Bandara Rajaguru (SL) 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 13-11.
Cadet boys: Anirban Ghosh bt Birdie Boro 11-7, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8. Cadet girls: Sagarika Mukherjee bt R Harshavardhini 12-10, 11-6, 11-7. Reported by Deccan Herald 55 minutes ago.