Date:11/08/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/08/11/stories/2007081157352000.htm
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Hard fought win for Akash Goud

Sports Reporter

Udhagamandalam: Akash Goud of Lawrence bounced back from a one-set deficit to oust R. Lokesh of BMS 15-21, 21-14, 21-18 in the under-19 boys’ singles opening round of the Nilgiris district badminton championship at the Anna Stadium courts here on Friday.

On the distaff side, K. Karunya (HIL) struggled a bit before overcoming M. Geethanjali of Lawrence 20-22, 21-8, 21-13.

Rajesh Nahar, Vice President, Tamil Nadu Badminton Association, and Karthikeyan, M.D., Incoserve, inaugurated the tournament.

Other results: Boys: U-13: S. Nitin Kumar (RSPS) bt Aditya Reddy (Law) 21-17, 21-17; K. Ashish (Law) bt M. Vignesh (RSPS) 21-17, 19-21, 21-16; Sivagnanam (Law) bt C. Sujith (Ooty) 21-13, 16-20, 21-17.

U-16: Adarsh Ram (Law) bt T.R. Narindran (BAISS) 21-11, 21-5; V. Pramod (LMS) bt Immanuel Joseph (SHHSS) 21-14, 21-12; Aditya (GSIS) bt Yash (RSPS) 21-13, 21-13.

U-19: S. Tarun (RSPS) bt P.E. Karthick (BMS) 21-10, 21-7; Salvator Lawrence (BMS) bt Vishnu Narayanan (GSIS) 21-10, 21-15; Hemanshu Sabu (Law) bt A.S. Grewal (LMS) 21-8, 21-7; B. Harish (RSPS) w/o Ramesh Kumar; Samay (Law) bt C. Abines h 21-10, 21-4; B. Rohin bt N. Parasuram (RSPS) 21-16, 21-11; Gintu Joseph (KPS) bt Gaurav Ganapathy (LMS) 21-17, 21-16.

U. Dev (Law) w/o Ramesh; Ankit Roy (RSPS) bt M. Devanand (BMS) 21-6, 21-8; Suraj I. Kotadia (LMS) bt Vivekananda (KPS) 21-12, 21-12; Chiranjeevi (Law) bt A. Kowshik (Ooty) 21-10, 21-7; Bobby Broos (RSPS) bt M. Adarsh (GSIS) 21-14, 21-8; Ch anveer (Law) bt Jana Vishwanath 21-15, 21-8.

Girls: U-19: Sameetha Rajesh (RSPS) bt N. Haridha (Ooty) 21-9, 1-15; Meenakshi (HIL) bt B. Ramya (Ooty) 6-21, 21-16, 21-17; Padma Shalini (GSIS) bt Swetha Murali (Law) 21-13, 21-7; Yamini S. Vivek (GSIS) bt S.V. Lakshmi (Law) 21-12, 21 -6; K. Karunya (HIL) bt M. Geethanjali (Law) 20-22, 21-8, 21-13.

Women: Yamini S. Vivek (GSIS) bt Sri Vidhya 15-21, 21-13, 21-12; M. Eliza (Law) bt Meenakshi (HIL) 21-12, 21-8; I. Nithya bt Malavika (HIL) 17-21, 21-7, 21-12.

Double for Presentation

Presentation Convent GHSS clinched the under-17 and u-19 hockey titles in the north zone tournament for girls conducted by the Coimbatore District Secondary, Matriculation, Higher Secondary Schools Athletic Association at the Sri Ranganathar MHSS in Coimbatore on Friday.

Final placings: Kabaddi: U-17: 1. TAR HSS; 2. Thambu MHSS. U-19: 1. Keerthiman; 2. TAR MHSS.

Football: U-17: 1. Immaculate HSS; 2. TAR MHSS. U-19: 1. Chavara MHSS; 2. TAR MHSS.

Ball badminton: U-17: 1. Kikani MHSS; 2. AVB MHSS. U-19: 1. Vidhya Vikashini; 2. Thambu HSS

Kho-kho: U-17: 1. GHSS (Asokapuram); 2. GHSS (Nayakkanpalayam). U-19: 1. GHSS (Asokapuram); 2. MSS DHS. Hockey: U-17: 1. Presentation Convent GHSS; 2. T.A. Ramalinga Chettiyar HSS. U- 19: 1. Presentation Convent; 2. T.A. Ramalinga Chettiyar.

Table tennis: U-17 singles): 1. Avila Convent; 2. Presentation Convent. Doubles: 1. Presentation Convent; 2. Nehru Maha Vidyalaya. U-19 singles: 1. Presentation Convent; 2. SRPA Corporation School. Doubles: 1. Presentation Convent; 2. Avila.

Basketball (Bharathiar Day): 1. Immaculate MHSS; 2. St. Paul’s MHSS. Republic Day: 1. Avila Convent; 2. Sindhi Vidyalaya. U-14: 1. Avila; 2. Sindhi Vidyalaya.

Volleyball (U-14): 1. GHSS (Thadagam); 2. Nehru Vidyalaya. U-17: 1. GHSS (Thadagam); 2. St. Thomas. U-19: 1. City Corporation; 2. Avinashilingam.

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