Diva Shah of Maharashtra carried her sharp form into the title round, getting the better of State mate Eesha Shrivastava 11-5, 11-9, 11-2 in the Girls U-17 finals of the four-star Willingdon Sports Club Squash Classic Open 2025, at the WSC Squash courts, here, on Thursday. With both players seeded 3/4 and also familiar with each other’s games, it was Diva who was the sharper of the two on the day.
The Girls U-19 title was lifted by Maharashtra’s Anika Dubeya, who got the better of State mate Karina Phipps 13-11, 13-15, 11-2, 11-6.
Top seed Suraj Chand of Jindal Squash Academy, Vashind was taken the distance by Maharashtra’s Om Semwal (seeded 3/4), winning a topsy-turvy men’s singles semi-finals. Chand won 11-9, 6-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3 to set up a title clash with Saurav Ghoshal (TN), who got the better of Abhishek Pradhan 11-4, 11-2, 11-6.
Results: Women’s semis: Akansha Gupta(Mah) bt Sunita Patel Mah) (5/8) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Shameena Riaz (TN) bt Pooja Arthi (TN) 11-7, 11-7, 11-7.
Girls U-19 final: Anika Dubeya (Mah) bt Karina Phipps (Mah) 13-11, 13-15, 11-2, 11-6.
