Ajay Patil bagged the under-16 boys’ singles title in the East Cultural Association’s State-ranking badminton tournament  with a thumping win over familiar foe Vinay Hari at the ECA courts here on Tuesday.
The Dharwad boy coasted to a straight games victory — 21-16, 21-16 — in the final.
In the corresponding girls event, Jacqueline R Kunnath continued her good showing in the season with another triumph.
Jacqueline however had to fight hard for the 21-14, 9-21, 21-14 win over Uttara Prakash.
In the under-13 boys final, Shiv Nayak posted a hard-fought win over Siddarth S to clinch the title. Shiv, who won the first game 21-16, dropped the next 20-22 before pocketing the third 21-18.
Later, he partnered Siddarth to win the doubles title beating Sudeep Suresh and K V Rakshith.
Results (all finals):
Boys: U-16: Ajay Patil bt Vinay Hari 21-16, 21-16.
U-13: Shiv Nayak bt Siddarth S 21-16, 20-22, 21-18. Doubles: U-16: Chiraag L U/ Sai Praneeth G bt G K Ashwin/ Vinay Hari 23-21, 22-20.
U-13: Shiv Nayak/ Siddarth S bt Sudeep Suresh/ K V Rakshith 21-15, 21-9.
Girls: U-16: Jacqueline R Kunnath bt Uttara Prakash 21-14, 9-21, 21-14.
Women (40+): Singles: C M Kaveramma bt Shrada Muralidhar 21-13, 21-18.
Doubles: C M Kaveramma/ Sharada M bt Elsa Tommy/ Marie Padival 21-6, 23-21.