Aashi Shah of Utpal Sanghvi Global School IGCSE (Juhu) and Ayaan Dalal of Cathedral and John Connon School (Fort) clinched their maiden girls and boys U-16 Mumbai School Sports Association (<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/mssa-inter-school-football-tournament-cathedral-and-john-connon-clinch-their-first-title-23589102" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">MSSA</a>) inter-school squash titles respectively at Bombay Gymkhana on Thursday.
In the girls U-16 summit clash, Aashi overwhelmed her opponent, Sameera Gorsia of &nbsp;JB Petit High School (Fort), defeating her 11-2, 11-4, 11-2 in straight games.
<img title="Aashi Shah (left) and Ayaan Dalal during their respective MSSA U-16 squash finals at Bombay Gymkhana on Thursday. Pics/Atul Kamble" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2025/sep/school-squas-b_e.jpg" alt="Aashi Shah (left) and Ayaan Dalal during their respective MSSA U-16 squash finals at Bombay Gymkhana on Thursday. Pics/Atul Kamble" width="1280" height="720" />Aashi Shah (left) and Ayaan Dalal during their respective MSSA U-16 squash finals at Bombay Gymkhana on Thursday. Pics/Atul Kamble
Soon after, the boys U-16 final however, ended in unfortunate circumstances as Ayaan was awarded the championship after his opponent and good friend, Dhairvin Shroff of Aditya Birla World Academy (Tardeo), was forced to retire due to a back injury, with the score reading 4-4 in the opening game.
It was a bittersweet moment for Ayaan. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t want to win the title like this today. I hope Dhairvin recovers soon as we often play against each other at NSCI [Mahalaxmi] or CCI [Churchgate],&rdquo; said Ayaan.
In the girls U-13 final, Riyaa Dalal of Jamnabai Narsee School (Vile Parle) claimed the title with a dominant performance, beating Alekha Jala of Cathedral and John Connon (Fort), 11-9, 11-6, 11-6.
Meanwhile, in the boys U-13 final, Aaron Arambhan of Jamnabai Narsee School (Vile Parle) dispatched fellow schoolmate Nirvaan Parikh 11-4, 11-4, 11-4.
Other results . Boys U-11: Viraaj Wadhwani beat Shaurya Bakshi 12-10, 11-3, 13-11 . Girls U-11: Navya Gupta beat Mysha Deora 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 . Boys U-9: Tejvir Kapoor beat Aditya Singh 11-4, 11-2, 11-1 . Girls U-9: Janika Mehta beat Lara Dubash 11-1, 11-0

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