06 December,2010 08:29 AM IST | | A Correspondent
Sergeants Ashish Keskar and Sachin Ughade of Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) endured strong challenges in the men's qualifying third round before advancing in the 58th Senior National Championship & 67th CCI-Western India Open squash tournament at the Cricketu00a0 Club of India yesterday.
Sgt. Keskar initiated a gallant recovery after trailing 1-2 and stretched his gruelling encounter to the decider to beat Ranjit Singh of UP 10-12, 11-8, 6-11, 12-10, 11-2.
Sgt. Ughade also faced similar resistance after leading 2-0 and overcame Ravi Pandey of Delhi 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5 in another tight contest.
Muhammad Nasir of Delhi and Akhil Daswani and Vicky Singh of Maharashtra also advanced after enduring close third round ties. Singh, who led 2-0 against Prabkirat Sanghera of Delhi, almost frittered away the advantage before snatching the decider with a crucial lead.
Shetty upsets Baheti
In exciting action in the CCI-Western India Open for juniors, Maharashtra lads Zahaan Motiwala and Ansh Shetty registered hard-fought wins in boys' under-11 matches that went the distance.
While Motiwala beat state mate Shlok Makhija, Shetty upset seeded Utkarsh Baheti of Rajasthan with the final game being decided over extra points.
