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Vikram in sight of a double

By Our Special Correspondent

MUMBAI, OCT. 16. Vikram Malhotra is within sight of a double in the boys' section of the Forbes Gokak Limited-sponsored all-India Little Masters junior squash tournament, qualifying for finals in the under-15 and under-17 categories on Saturday.

The 14-year-old, displaying all-round skills, crushed Naveen Jangra in the under-15 semifinal at the Willingdon Sports Club courts and then overcame Parth Sharma in four games in the under-17 section.

National junior champion Saurav Ghosal, the top seed in boys' under-19, cruised to a 9-3, 9-0, 9-2 win over Rushabh Vora in the semifinals and will now face Vikas Jangra, who overcame Sandeep Jangra, for the title on Sunday.

Top seed Dipika Pallikal will take on Anvesha Reddy in both under-15 and under-19 girls' finals, both winners from Chennai having little trouble against their rivals.

The results (all semifinals):

Boys: Under-19: Saurav Ghosal bt Rushabh Vora 9-3, 9-0, 9-2; Vikas Jangra bt Sandeep Jangra 9-1, 9-7, 7-9, 9-2.

Under-17: Sandeep Jangra bt Naishad Lalwani 9-2, 9-1, 9-0; Vikram Malhotra bt Parth Sharma 9-4, 9-1, 4-9, 9-4.

Under-15: Vikram Malhotra bt Naveen Jangra 9-2, 9-2, 9-2; Laxman Joshi bt Cyril Khun 9-1, 9-6, 9-5.

Under-13: Tarun Nambiar bt Abhishek Pradhan 4-9, 9-0, 5-9, 10-9, 9-5; Aditya Jagtap bt Mahesh Mangaonkar 9-6, 9-1, 9-0.

Under-11: Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Karan Thariyamal 10-9, 9-1, 9-1; Tarun Nambiar bt Caran Arora 4-9, 9-2, 9-2, 9-1.

Girls: Under-19: Dipika Pallikal bt Shibani Philip 9-5, 9-6, 9-4; Anvesha Reddy bt Shanaz Dastur 9-6, 9-2, 10-8.

Under-15: Anvesha Reddy bt Shaheeda Madraswala 9-1, 9-1, 9-0; Dipika Pallikal bt Shaheen Madraswala 9-2, 9-2, 9-2.

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