Charanjit Rai 29th Nehru under-17 girls hockey tournament: Naharkatia School beats Modern School
Sunita Rajput struck eight goals to power Naharkatia Higher Secondary School, Assam, to a 19-1 victory over Modern School, Barakhamba Road, in the league phase of the Charanjit Rai 29th Nehru under-17 girls hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Monday.
The results (league):
Sri Gurunanak HSS, Rajnandgaon, (Shyamlee Ray 4, Nandini Yadav 2, Aradhana Rajbhar 2, Sonam Rajbhar 2, Dubee Rawat 2, Simran Dongari, Anchal Verma, Vasundhara Mandavi) bt Loyola HSS, Jakhana, Nagaland, 15-0.
UNACCO School, Imphal, (Silvia Chanu 5, Eleena Devi 5, Diana 3, Tanu 3, Henthoi Chanu 2, Ritu Devi 2, Kamala Devi 2, Priyanka Devi) bt St. Anthony HS, Monte-De Guirim, Goa, 23-0.
Naharkatia HSS, Assam, (Sunita Rajput 8, Ashmita Tigga 3, Purobi Bagiary 3, Sanjana Khariya 2, Maxima Xalxo 2, Ritu Bawri) bt Modern School, Barakhamba Road (Kashish) 19-1.
SNBP School, Pune, (Juweriya Shaikh 2, Riya Randhe, Aarya Kasbe, Siddeshri Mahajan) bt Government SSS, Kalpi, Madhya Pradesh, (Bhumika Tekam, Pushpa Soyam) 5-2.
TENNIS
Fenesta National championship: Akanksha Nitture beats Sahira Singh in first round
Akanksha Nitture played a fluent game to beat sixth seed Sahira Singh 6-2, 6-1 in the women’s first round of the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Monday.
In other matches, Vaishnavi Adkar impressed with her forceful strokes even though she found good counter from Sonal Patil.
Sharmada Balu stayed strong to beat Paavanii Paathak in three sets, and so did Suhitha Maruri against Abhaya Vemuri.
In the men’s section, Ishaque Eqbal overcame Dhruv Hirpara in three sets.
The results (first round):
Men: Yash Yadav bt Oges Theyjo 7-5, 6-2; Ishaque Eqbal bt Dhruv Hirpara 6-2, 3-6, 6-1; Shivank Bhatnagar bt Parth Aggarwal 7-6(5), 6-2; Nitin Kumar Sinha bt Udit Kamboj 6-3, 1-6, 6-2; Manish G bt Siddharth Arya 6-3, 6-4; Manish Sureshkuar bt Maan Kesharwani 6-4, 6-4; Atharva Sharma bt Sarthak Suden 6-7(4), 6-4, 3-3 (retired); Karan Singh bt Jagmeet Singh 6-4, 6-2.
Women: Lakshmi Prabha bt Divya Bhardwaj 6-0, 6-2; Sandeepti Singh Rao bt Sachi Sharma 6-3, 6-0; Akanksha Nitture bt Sahira Singh 6-2, 6-1; Sharmada Balu bt Paavanii Paathak 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; Sejal Bhutada bt Rachita Talwar 6-3, 6-2; Suhitha Maruri bt Abhaya Vemuri 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Vaishnavi Adkar bt Sonal Patil 6-3, 6-2; Yubrani Banerjee bt Harshini Viswanadh 6-0, 6-0; Shrivalli Bhamidipaty bt Riya Uboveja 6-0, 6-3.
