Date:20/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/20/stories/2008082055992100.htm

Sport - Basketball

Mohit and Ruth triumph

BANGALORE: Mohit Kamat and Ruth Misha emerged as the men’s and women’s singles champions in the M.S. Ramaiah Anandashram State-ranking badminton championship which concluded at Prakash courts here on Tuesday.

In the closely contested men’s final, Mohit defeated the former Andhra player, S.D.S. Krishna 21-19, 18-21, 21-19, while the 2007 National junior champion Ruth scored a facile 21-15, 21-16 win over Jacqueline Kunnath in the women’s singles final.

Vinay Siddaraj and Eliza Tommy bagged the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively in the veterans’ section.

The results (all finals): Men’s singles: Mohit Kamat bt S.D.S. Krishna 21-19, 18-21, 21-19.

Women’s singles: Ruth Misha bt Jacqueline Kunnath 21-15, 21-16.

Veteran men’s singles: Vinay Siddraj bt K.P. Vasanth Kumar 21-13, 21-16.

Doubles: Vinay Siddaraj & K.S. Kedarnath bt Jayaram Pai & K.P. Vasanth Kumar 21-18, 21-17.

Veteran women’s singles: Eliza Tommy bt G.M. Kaveri 21-19, 21-18. — Special Correspondent