Saurav, Joshna win at 74th Squash Nationals

Greater Noida Aug 26 (IANS) Top seeded Saurav Ghoshal and Joshna Chinappa defeated their respective opponents to win the men s and women s singles titles at the 74th National Squash Championships at the Shiv Nadar University here on Saturday.

Sourav won back-to-back the third and fourth sets to defeat third seed Mahesh Mangaonkar 11-8 11-13 11-9 11-6 after the match opened on an even note in the initial sets.

Joshna delivered a similar performance to defeat fifth seed Lakshya Ragavendran 11-6 8-11 11-2 11-4 after losing the second set.

Commenting about the tournament Harish Prasad National Squash Development Officer at the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) said: "It was an action packed week where we witnessed incredible matches across various categories.

"HCL supported us with world-class facilities and helped conduct the Championships in a well-run and international fashion."

--IANS
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