Salunkhe clinches Iran Junior
Open squash title: 20th Sept 2012
Goa's Akanksha Salunkhe claimed her
maiden international title when she rallied to beat Kimiya Mohammed in
straight games in the final of the Iran Junior Open squash tournament in
Tehran
.
Salunkhe, who is ranked No 3 in
India, defeated Kuwait's Kimiya 11-1 11-5 11-4 to win the Asian Junior
Super Series event, categorised as a Silver Event, at the Enghelab Sports
Complex.
The Goa Naval school girl defeated Kimiya Farah in the first round,
winning 11-1 11-0 11-1 before accounting for Muscat's Nurinha 11-3 11-2
11-1 in a second-round clash.
In the quarters, Salunkhe, the only Indian in the event, put paid to the
hopes of Mubeen of Kish Island 11-5 11-4 11-1 and then squeezed past Kazol
Sharafu from the host nation, 11-6 11-4 11-9 in the semifinals.
Salunkhe, runner-up in the Scottish Open and fifth in the Chennai Open,
did not drop a game in the entire tournament.
Adhitya
Raghavan and Neharika Balamurukan trainees at the
Indian
Squash
Academy
, Chennai won their maiden international squash title in the Boys and Girls
under 13 category respectively at the Iran Junior Open being held at the
Engheleb Sports Complex,
Tehran
,
Iran
.
Adhitya
& Neharika won their maiden title with straight game victories against
their local opponents. In the semi finals they defeated higher ranked
opponents from
Iraq
and
Iran
respectively.
The final
results:
Girls under 13: Neharika
Balamurukan beat Ayli Nayeri(
Iran
)11-6,11-7,11-8
Boys under 13:Adhitya
Raghavan beat Alireza Shameli(
Iran
) 11-9,11-6,11-8
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