Maharashtra State squash: Impressive Siddharth storms into quarterfinals

Playing on his home courts, Siddharth called the shots from the start as he controlled the rallies and with Vaidya committing a series of errors he went on to complete a deserving 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 win and a place in the quarterfinals.Meanwhile, top seed Yuvraj Wadhwani of Maharashtra surprisingly conceded his match against compatriot Narayan Manohar Lachka of Khopoli. Wadhwani after leading 2-0 (11-1, 11-3) and 1-0 in the third game retired without citing any reason.Second seed Vivaan Shah easily advanced to the quarterfinals defeating unseeded Mishall Daruvala 11-4, 11-1, and 11-2 in another last-16 encounter.In the Boys’ U-17 Round-32 matches, the top seed Arjun Somani of Maharashtra outplayed his compatriot Yash Shelar marching to an 11-1, 11-3, 11-1 win while second seed Ekambir Singh of Maharashtra did not drop a single point as he stormed past state mate Nijanshu Mittal winning in three quick games at 11-0, 11-0, 11-0.In the women’s competition, the joint 3/4-seed Anjali Semwal of Maharashtra encountered a late challenge from her statemate Chetana Jaiswal but managed to pull through at 11-4, 11-9, 11-9 in a women’s Round-16 match.The top seed in the women’s draw Janet Vidhi eased to a quick 11-2, 11-1, 11-1 win over Chandigarh’s Bhavanjali Mudaliar to coast into the quarterfinal.--IANSbsk

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