Abhay, Tanvi win Bengal Open squash titles

Abhay Singh of Tamil Nadu and Asian team medallist Tanvi Khanna clinched the men's and women's titles respectively in the sixth Bengal Open squash tournament here on Tuesday. The second seeded Singh defeated top seed Abhishek Pradhan 11-6 11-6 11-4, while Tanvi fought her way past Tamil Nadu's Aparajitha Balamurukan 11-7 11-6 5-11 13-11.

Earlier, the junior (under-15) category witnessed a thrilling battle with fifth seeded Tamil Nadu girl Shameena Riaz stunning top seed Soniya Bajaj from Maharashtra, 9-11 11-7 11-5 7-11 11-8. Daughter of former India hockey captain Mohammed Riaz, Shameena recently won the U-15 title at the Goregaon Sports Club All India Squash Open in Mumbai.

Results (all finals) Men: Abhay Singh (2, TN) b Abhishek Pradhan (1, MH) 11-6 11-6 11-4; Diwakar Singh (3, UP) Rahul Baitha (1, MH) 11-8 9-11 11-8 13-11; U-17: Kulvir Sharma (5, RJ) b Arnav Mandhana (1, MH) 11-5 9-11 7-11 11-5 12-10; U-15: Ansh Tripathi (1, UK) b Sharan Punjabi (2, MH) 7-11 11-2 11-9 8-11 11-7; U-13: Sandhesh Pr (1, TN) b Dev Sharma (5, MH) 11-5 11-6 11-6; U-11: Aryaveer Dewan (2, DL) b Siddhant Sharma (3, DL) 11-4 9-11 11-6 11-4.

Women: Tanvi Khanna (1, DL) b Aparajitha Balamurukan (2, TN) 11-7 11-6 5-11 13-11; U-19: Aishwarya Khubchandani (3, MH) b Tanaya M Parakh (1, WB) 11-4 11-7 11-5; U-17: Avani Nagar (2, MH) b Tanishka Jain (1, MH) 11-8 11-8 11-9; U-15: Shameena Riaz (5, TN) b Sonya Bajaj (1, MH) 9-11 11-7 11-5 7-11 11-8; U-13: Navya Sundararajan (2, UP) b Khushboo (1, UP) 11-5 11-9 8-11 11-5; U-11: Sehar Nayar (3, CH) b Vyomika Khandelwal (3, MH) 11-7 11-5 11-6.