Local boy Chaitanya Shah stunned third seed Vivaan Jaikishan in the U-19 category in the third Indian Classic Junior Open Squash tournament at the Bombay Gymkhana courts on Monday.
Having won the first two games, Shah dropped the third before regaining touch to steal a 11-3, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 victory in the second round.
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Top two seeds in the U-19 category — Tushar Shahani and Rahul Baitha — remained unchallenged as they advanced into the third round. Shahani beat unseeded Zahaan Heeramaneck 11-4, 11-3, 11-4, while Baitha drubbed Aman Kumar 11-3, 11-5, 11-2.
In the girls U-19 section, unseeded Sanya Vats overpowered Tanaya M. Parakh, who is seeded in the (5/8) bracket, 11-2, 11-5, 11-1.
Sparshi Mattas, seeded in the (5/8) bracket, demolished unseeded Bijali Darvada dropping only four points on her way to an easy victory.
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