It was a double delight for the 12-year-old Aalisha Naik as she won the singles titles in the girls’ under-13 and under-15 groups in the Gautam Thakkar Sub-Junior Badminton Tournament at Bombay Gymkhana.
In the U-13 final, Aalisha, a seventh standard student of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan International School (Malad), secured a 21-17, 21-10 win over Siya Singh to win the title.
She, playing her second big match of the day, kept her focus and displayed exceptional skills and stamina to beat Anamika Singh 21-12, 18-21, 22-20 in a closely fought U-15 final and took home two trophies.
In the boys’ singles final, the top seeded Soham Phatak beat Siddhant Shankar 21-18, 21-4 to win the under-13 title, while Siddharth Bhuta fought hard to defeat Ruturaj Rathod 23-21, 21-17 to win the under-15 crown. The pair of Anamika Singh and Mahek Nayak and the duo of Harsh Sharma and Saransh Gajbhiye were crowned champions in the U -15 girls’ and boys’ doubles groups respectively.
