Gaurav, Naresh qualify for main draw of PSA Indian Challenger
October 6th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANSChennai, Oct 6 (IANS) India’s Gaurav Nandrajog and Naresh Kumar qualified for the main draw of the PSA Indian Challenger-4 squash tournament here Tuesday.
Anaka Alankamony and Aparajitha Balamurukan made it to the main draw of the WISPA Challenger-2 tournament.
Nandrajog beat compatriot Ravi Dixit 11-8, 12-10, 11-6, and Naresh Kumar accounted for Vikas Jangra 6-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9.
In the main draw, Nandrajog faces seventh seeded Mazen Gamal of Egypt, while Naresh meets Pakistan’s Shamsul Islam Khan.
In the women’s qualifying rounds, Anaka defeated Shria Katri 11-4, 11-2, 11-3, while Aparajitha overcame England’s Zephanie Curgenven 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-7.
The results (qualifying rounds):
PSA: Kamran Khan(Mas) bt Lucas Serme (Fra) 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 (36 mins); Naresh Kumar (Ind) bt Vikas Jangra (Ind) 6-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9 (40 mins); Gaurav Nandrajog(Ind) bt Ravi Dixit (Ind) 11-8, 12-10, 11-6 (30 mins); Karim Abdel Gawad(Egy) bt Lucas Vauzella (Fra) 11-4, 11-9, 11-9 (28 mins).
WISPA: Anaka Alankamony (Ind) bt Shria Khatri (Ind) 11-4, 11-2, 11-3 (17 mins); Aparajitha Balamurukan (Ind) bt Zephanie Curgenven (Eng) 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-7 (32 mins).
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