Date:09/08/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/09/stories/2004080903741600.htm

Sport - Badminton

Nischitha advances

BANGALORE, AUG. 8. G.M. Nischitha defeated Shruthi Sridhar 11-0, 11-3 in a girls' under-19 singles quarterfinal of the Anandashram State ranking badminton tournament at the Canara Union courts here on Sunday.

The results (singles quarterfinals):

Girls: Under-19: G.M. Nischitha bt Shruthi Sridhar 11-0, 11-3; Monisha Vinayak bt Manvi Rao 11-5, 6-11, 11-7; Ashwini Ponnappa bt Saumya Padhye 11-5, 11-10; V. Ruth Misha bt Nitya Sosale 11-8, 11-4.

Under-16: Monisha Vinayak bt Ankita Ashok 11-3, 11-1; G.M. Nischitha bt Shruthi Sridhar 11-0, 11-0; Ashwini Ponnappa bt A. Taqvi 11-1, 11-4; Nitya Sosale bt V. Ruth Misha 11-4, 11-2.

Boys: Under-10: S. Siddarth bt B. Kiran 15-2, 15-6; M.C. Sriyas bt B.R. Sankeerth 11-15, 15-2, 15-8; Nachiket Damankak bt Vishaal 6-15, 15-10, 15-5; Sharan Pillay bt K.S. Shamanth 15-4, 15-2.