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KSLTA gears up for Bangalore Open

BANGALORE: The preparations for the Sony Ericsson WTA Bangalore Open championship, which begins on February 12, is in full swing at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association here. The work would pick up momentum with the arrival of Australian representatives of Rebound Ace, which would supervise resurfacing of the courts.

P.R. Ramaswamy, Joint Secretary, KSLTA, who spoke to The Hindu, said the courts would sport new shades with purple in the playing area and green in the surrounding areas. "We had the playing area in blue with green surroundings, but we have to change it to suit WTA's new norms," said Mr. Ramaswamy.

He said that a major part of the work would be undertaken after January 15 and would be completed by the first week of February. "Already the electronic scoreboard and floodlights are in place and we have to just do a little bit of painting and polishing of the galley," said Mr. Ramaswamy.

Alterations

Also, alterations are being carried out in the players' lounge and the gymnasium. "By February, it gets warmer here and WTA officials had suggested we put an air-conditioner in place and we would be providing that too," he said.

The stadium has a capacity of 7,000 and KSLTA might add about 300 to 400 seats in temporary stands, when the event reaches the climactic stage.

Karnataka begins well

Karnataka boys made a winning start in the all India under-14 kabaddi tournament at Annigeri, in Hubli on Friday. The host defeated Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVC) 42-26.

In other boys' matches on Friday, Delhi, Punjab and Maharashtra defeated Vidyabharati, Goa and Chandigarh respectively.

In the girls' category, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajastan won their respective matches.

The results: Boys: Karnataka bt NVC 42-26; Delhi bt Vidyabharati 67-14; Punjab bt Goa 66-3; Maharashtra bt Chandighar 67-16.

Girls': Andhra Pradesh bt Chhattisgarh 42-36; Maharashtra bt Vidyabharati 53-9; Madhya Pradesh bt Goa 85-22; Rajastan bt Navodaya Vidyalaya 39-29.

Softball team

A 15-member team will represent Karnataka in the National senior softball championship at Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, from January 9 to 14.

The team: K.N. Sunil, P. Gopinath, R. Siddharth, Ravi Kiran, Keerthi Babu, Abhishek, Rajath, Lohith Kumar, Chandan, P. Bhargavan, Naveen Bhargav, Darshan, Manjunath, Saravana Kumar, B.V. Eshwar. Coach: Dilip Kudhali.

SDM (Ujire) triumphs

Sri Dharmasthala Manjunateshwara College (Ujire) won the Mangalore University inter-collegiate ball badminton tournament for women at Ujire, near Mangalore on Saturday. SDM defeated St. Agnes College 29-10, 29-12 in the final. In the semifinals, SDM got the better of Alva's College (Moodbidri) 29-13, 29-14, while St. Agnes beat Sacred Heart College (Madanthyar) 29-11, 29-14.

UCA `B' posts win

Udupi Cricket Association `B' team scored a three-wicket win over Karavali Cricket Clinic in a first division pool B league match in the KSCA Mangalore zone tournament at Nehru Maidan in Mangalore on Saturday.

The scores:

First division: Pool B: Karavali Cricket Clinic, Mangalore 184 in 49.4 overs (Farhan Fazal 47) lost to UCA `B', Udupi 185 for seven in 37 overs (Ashreen 49, Irfan four for 39).

Second division: Pool A: CYC 123 in 34.5 overs lost to Govindadasa `A' 124 for two in 16.4 overs. Pool D: ABSMIDS 292 in 43.4 overs (Nithin Shetty 53, Rahul 40, Sujay 40, Karthik 42) bt Avis 228 in 40 overs (Vivian 75).

Earlier results: Second division: Pool E: Milagres College 214 in 43.4 overs (Divesh Kumar 69, Vikranth five for 47) bt Jugul Sports Club 146 in 36.5 overs (Chethan four for 22). Pool D: Avis Sunrise (Mangalore) 161 in 38 overs (Chandrakanth Purohit 54) lost to SDM Law College, Mangalore 165 for eight in 40 overs.

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