<p>Top seed Nikhil Sriram will take on fourth seed Nikhit Laxman in the under-16 boys’ singles final of the 11th Ramesh Padukone-Mehul Sirur Memorial badminton tournament here on Friday. <br /><br />In the semifinal clash, Nikhil posted a come-from behind 17-21, 21-13, 21-17 win over Sai Prateek K whereas Nikhit cruised to a 21-14, 21-12 victory over Saket CS in the other last-four clash.<br /><br />In girls doubles, the pair of Keerthana P Shroff and Trisha Hegde bagged a grand double winning the under-16 and 14 titles.<br /><br />In the under-16 final Keerthana and Trisha eased past Aanchal Dhawan and Tanya Arora 21-13, 21-10 and in the under-14 title clash the pair defeated Ananya Praveen and Kushi Atreya 21-18, 21-13. <br /><br />In the under-14 boys semifinal, Karthik Vyakaranam got the better of Naren Shanker Iyer 21-13, 21-17 to set up a title clash with Chinmaya Venkatesh. Chinmaya beat Saket CS 21-16, 21-16 to reach the final.<br /><br />In the boys under-12 doubles final, Aditya Narayan Bhat and Sumukh GS warded off a stiff challenge from Aditya Diwakar and Siraj F Senthil to post a 14-21, 21-15, 21-12. win and emerge champions. <br /><br />Results: Boys: U-16: Singles: Semifinals: Nikhil Sriram bt Sai Prateek K 17-21, 21-13, 21-17; Nikhit Laxman bt Saket CS 21-14, 21-12.<br /><br />Doubles: Semifinals: Nikhil Sriram/Rohan Kamat bt Ashwin Simha MK/Harshavardhan Sali 21-17, 21-17; Avinash S/Rishabh Rajumohan bt Abhinav Agarwal/Chinmay Choukse 21-17, 18-21, 21-12.<br /><br />U-14: Singles: Semifinals: Karthik Vyakaranam bt Naren Shankar Iyer 21-13, 21-17; Chinmaya Venkatesh bt Saket CS 21-16, 21-16. <br /><br />Doubles: Final: Aaditya Kumar/Rishabh Rajumohan bt Saket CS/Srivatsa Kurpad 21-19, 13-21, 21-9.<br /><br />U-12: Singles: Semifinals: Saneeth S Dayanand bt Suhas Venu 21-15, 21-12; Naren Shankar Iyer bt Vishesh Sharma 21-9, 21-6 .<br /><br />Doubles: Final:Aditya Narayan Bhat/Sumukh GS bt Aditya Diwakar/Siraj F Senthil 14-21, 21-15, 21-12.<br /><br />U-10: Tushar Suveer bt Sumukh GS 22-20, 23-21; Nicholas Nathan Raj bt Aditya Narayan Bhat bt Jnanodaya HS 21-17, 20-22, 21-14.</p>.<p>Girls: U-16: Singles: Semifinals: Trisha Hegde bt Medha Shashidharan 28-26, 20-22, 21-18; Deepthi Ramesh bt Ramya CV 16-21, 21-17, 21-11. <br /><br />Doubles: Final: Keerthana P Shroff/Trisha Hegde bt Aanchal Dhawan/Taanya Arora 21-13, 21-10.<br /><br />U-14: Singles: Semifinals: Trisha Hegde bt Niyathi N Prabhu 21-13, 21-8; Ramya CV bt Medha Shashidharan 24-22, 18-21, 21-16.<br /><br />Doubles: Finals: Keerthana P Shroff/Trisha Hegde bt Ananya Praveen/Kushi Atreya 21-18, 21-13.<br /><br />U-12: Singles: Semifinals: Vijetha Harish bt Maitreyi Singh 21-7, 21-10; Tanya Hemant bt Niyathi N Prabhu 21-15, 21-17;<br /><br /> Doubles: Final: Kisha Kothari/Vijetha Harish bt Shruthi Srikanth/Tanya Hemant 21-17, 12-21, 21-18; U-10: Singles: Semifinals: Neysa Cariappa bt Dikshita S 21-8, 21-3; Karnikasree S bt Anvitha Narender 21-19, 21-15.</p>
<p>Top seed Nikhil Sriram will take on fourth seed Nikhit Laxman in the under-16 boys’ singles final of the 11th Ramesh Padukone-Mehul Sirur Memorial badminton tournament here on Friday. <br /><br />In the semifinal clash, Nikhil posted a come-from behind 17-21, 21-13, 21-17 win over Sai Prateek K whereas Nikhit cruised to a 21-14, 21-12 victory over Saket CS in the other last-four clash.<br /><br />In girls doubles, the pair of Keerthana P Shroff and Trisha Hegde bagged a grand double winning the under-16 and 14 titles.<br /><br />In the under-16 final Keerthana and Trisha eased past Aanchal Dhawan and Tanya Arora 21-13, 21-10 and in the under-14 title clash the pair defeated Ananya Praveen and Kushi Atreya 21-18, 21-13. <br /><br />In the under-14 boys semifinal, Karthik Vyakaranam got the better of Naren Shanker Iyer 21-13, 21-17 to set up a title clash with Chinmaya Venkatesh. Chinmaya beat Saket CS 21-16, 21-16 to reach the final.<br /><br />In the boys under-12 doubles final, Aditya Narayan Bhat and Sumukh GS warded off a stiff challenge from Aditya Diwakar and Siraj F Senthil to post a 14-21, 21-15, 21-12. win and emerge champions. <br /><br />Results: Boys: U-16: Singles: Semifinals: Nikhil Sriram bt Sai Prateek K 17-21, 21-13, 21-17; Nikhit Laxman bt Saket CS 21-14, 21-12.<br /><br />Doubles: Semifinals: Nikhil Sriram/Rohan Kamat bt Ashwin Simha MK/Harshavardhan Sali 21-17, 21-17; Avinash S/Rishabh Rajumohan bt Abhinav Agarwal/Chinmay Choukse 21-17, 18-21, 21-12.<br /><br />U-14: Singles: Semifinals: Karthik Vyakaranam bt Naren Shankar Iyer 21-13, 21-17; Chinmaya Venkatesh bt Saket CS 21-16, 21-16. <br /><br />Doubles: Final: Aaditya Kumar/Rishabh Rajumohan bt Saket CS/Srivatsa Kurpad 21-19, 13-21, 21-9.<br /><br />U-12: Singles: Semifinals: Saneeth S Dayanand bt Suhas Venu 21-15, 21-12; Naren Shankar Iyer bt Vishesh Sharma 21-9, 21-6 .<br /><br />Doubles: Final:Aditya Narayan Bhat/Sumukh GS bt Aditya Diwakar/Siraj F Senthil 14-21, 21-15, 21-12.<br /><br />U-10: Tushar Suveer bt Sumukh GS 22-20, 23-21; Nicholas Nathan Raj bt Aditya Narayan Bhat bt Jnanodaya HS 21-17, 20-22, 21-14.</p>.<p>Girls: U-16: Singles: Semifinals: Trisha Hegde bt Medha Shashidharan 28-26, 20-22, 21-18; Deepthi Ramesh bt Ramya CV 16-21, 21-17, 21-11. <br /><br />Doubles: Final: Keerthana P Shroff/Trisha Hegde bt Aanchal Dhawan/Taanya Arora 21-13, 21-10.<br /><br />U-14: Singles: Semifinals: Trisha Hegde bt Niyathi N Prabhu 21-13, 21-8; Ramya CV bt Medha Shashidharan 24-22, 18-21, 21-16.<br /><br />Doubles: Finals: Keerthana P Shroff/Trisha Hegde bt Ananya Praveen/Kushi Atreya 21-18, 21-13.<br /><br />U-12: Singles: Semifinals: Vijetha Harish bt Maitreyi Singh 21-7, 21-10; Tanya Hemant bt Niyathi N Prabhu 21-15, 21-17;<br /><br /> Doubles: Final: Kisha Kothari/Vijetha Harish bt Shruthi Srikanth/Tanya Hemant 21-17, 12-21, 21-18; U-10: Singles: Semifinals: Neysa Cariappa bt Dikshita S 21-8, 21-3; Karnikasree S bt Anvitha Narender 21-19, 21-15.</p>
