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Anna University records two wins

HYDERABAD: Anna University recorded wins against Bharathiar University and Mangalore University in the league phase of the all-India inter-university ball badminton championship organised by the Dravidian University in Kuppam (Chittoor) on Thursday, according to information received here.

The results:

League: Anna University bt Bharathiar University 27-29, 29-26, 29-25; Mangalore University bt Sri Padmavathi Mahila University 29-12, 29-8; Tumkur University bt SV University 29-15, 29-28; Mahatma Gandhi University bt Madras University 29-11, 29-7; Anna University bt Mangalore University 19-29, 29-24, 29-27; Mahatma Gandhi University bt Tumkur University 29-14, 29-13.

Narendranath cruises

Favourite S. Narendranath cruised into the semifinals in the above-45 category of the second CMR-AISTA Seniors National ranking tennis tournament here on Thursday.

The results (all quarterfinals):

Above 45: V. Srinivasa Reddy (AP) bt Ajay Talwar (Del) 6-2, 6-0; S. Settu (TN) bt M. Suresh (AP) 6-4,6-1; S. Narendranath (AP) bt Yogesh Shah (Guj) 6-1,6-1; V.T. Ranganathan (Kar) bt K.R. Madhukar Rao (TN) 7-6(4), 6-2.

Above 55: V. Ram Mohan Rao (AP) bt T.A.P.N. Rao (AP) 6-2, 6-2; K. Radhakrishna Murthy (AP) bt Vijay Shahane (Mah) 6-2, 6-4; N.C. Ashok Reddy (AP) bt P.R. Raju (AP) 6-3, 6-2; R.I. Singh (Del) bt C.S. Rajan (Kar) 6-1, 6-4.

Above 65: Kesava Perumal (TN) bt H.D. Ballal (Kar) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; S.K. Rednam (AP) bt H.S. Sharma (AP) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (conceded); T. Sridhar (AP) bt C. Radhakrishna (TN) 6-2, 6-2; Srikanth Parekh (Mah) bt Ramesh Gautam (UP) 6-0, 7-6.

Abdullah in two finals

S.M. Abdullah made the finals of the under-12 and under-14 singles events while fifth seed D. Jyotsna Reddy shocked top seed Dhruthi Venugopal in the girls' under-12 event of the AITA-VDTA Talent Series tournament here on Thursday.

The results:

Boys: Under-14 semifinals: S.M. Abdullah bt Rishab Agarwal 6-2, 6-4; K. Srinivas bt P. Nalanda Neeraj 6-2, 7-6(2).

Under-12 semifinals: S.M. Abdullah bt B. Supreeth 6-2, 6-4; Rishab bt K. Surya Vamsi 6-1, 6-3.

Girls under-14 semifinals: N.B. Saranya bt Alla Mrinalini 6-1, 6-1; S. Shivani Varma bt G. Urmila 7-6(1), 6-2; Quarterfinals: Saranya bt B. Amala 6-1, 6-0; Mrinalini bt Y. Sindhura 6-3, 6-1; G. Urmila bt D. Jyotsna Reddy 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; Shivani Varma bt Sk. Amreen 6-3, 6-4.

Under-12 semifinals: Jyotsna Reddy bt Dhruthi Venugopal 6-2, 6-3; Mrinalini bt Sindhura 6-3, 6-4; Quarterfinals: Dhruthi bt M. Manaswini 6-2, 6-4; Jyotsna bt Amreen 6-2, 6-7, 7-6; Mrinalini bt Sindhura 6-2, 6-4; Urmila bt Ruth Selena 6-7, 7-6, 6-4.

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