Date:09/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/09/stories/2009010952212000.htm

Sport - Badminton

Double for Tulasi

GUNTUR: Kerala’s P.C. Tulasi bagged a double, winning both the singles and doubles titles in the under-19 girls’ segment of the all-India junior major ranking badminton tournament which concluded here on Thursday.

Tulasi defeated N. Sikki Reddy of Andhra Pradesh 22-20, 21-15 in the singles final and later she partnered Sikki to outplay Prajakta Sawant and P.V. Sindhu 21-16, 21-10 in the doubles final.

The results: (all finals):

Boys: U-19: K. Nandagopal bt B. Sumeeth Reddy 23-21, 18-21, 21-18; Doubles: Pranav Chopra & Sai Praneeth bt Sumeeth & H.S. Pranoy 21-15, 21-16; Mixed doubles: K. Sikki Reddy & K. Ajay Kumar bt K. Nandagopal & Prajakta Sawant 21-9, 21-14.

U-16: Sameer Verma bt C. Rohit Yadav 19-21, 21-12, 21-9; Doubles: K. Sri Teja & B. Venkatesh bt Rohit & Pratul Joshi 21-16, 21-13.

U-13: Laaltalar bt Chirag Sen 21-14, 21-13; Doubles: Laaltalar & D. Chandra Kumar bt M.R. Arjun & Sudeep Suresh 21-13, 21-15.

U-10: Lakshya Sen bt Karthikey 21-19, 21-18; Doubles: Lakshya Sen & Kiran George bt G. Krishna Prasad & Raj Preetam 21-10, 21-15.

Girls: U-19: P.C. Tulasi bt N. Sikki Reddy 22-20, 21-15; Doubles: Sikki & Tulasi bt Prajakta Sawant & P.V. Sindhu 21-16, 21-10.

U-16: P.V. Sindhu bt Manisha 21-19, 21-15; Doubles: P.V. Sindhu & Manisha bt J. Meghana & Pramada 22-20, 21-10.

U-13: G. Ruthvika Shivani bt Karishma Wadekar 21-15, 21-13; Doubles: G. Ruthvika Shivani & V. Harika bt K. Vijetha & Karishma Wadekar 21-10, 21-15.

U-10: Aswani Bhat bt M. Tanishq 21-12, 21-13; Doubles: Aswini Bhat & Ramya bt M. Tanishq & U.K. Mithola 21-15, 21-9. — Principal Correspondent