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Velavan to meet Abhishek in Chennai leg squash men’s final
The fifth-seeded Velavan Senthilkumar defeated Abhishek Agarwal in straight games at the Indian Squash Academy (ISA) here on Wednesday to seal a spot in the men’s event final of the HCL SRFI Indian Tour Chennai leg.
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In a semi-final contest that lasted 37 minutes, Velavan seamlessly got the better of fourth seed Agarwal 11-8, 14-12, 11-5. With the win in the last-four stage, Velavan set up a title clash with sixth seed Abhishek Pradhan, who defeated Rahul Baitha 11-7, 11-3, 11-9 in his semi-final fixture.
In the women’s section, top two seeds Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna passed their respective semi-final test to progress to the decider. While Sunayna brought an end to Akshaya Sri’s dream run with a 11-5, 11-9, 11-1 win in 17 minutes, Tanvi defeated Aparajitha Balamurukan 11-4, 11-5, 11-6 in 18 minutes.
RESULTS:Semi-finals: Men: Velavan Senthilkumar beat Abhishek Agarwal 11-8, 14-12, 11-5; Abhishek Pradhan beat Rahul Baitha 11-7, 11-3, 11-9
Women: Sunayna Kuruvilla beat Akshaya Sri 11-5, 11-9, 11-1; Tanvi Khanna beat Aparajitha Balamurukan 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
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