<p>Anisha Padukone stunned stroke play runner-up Nishtha Madan to storm into the semifinals of the Usha-IGU All India Ladies Amateur Golf Championship here on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Making the most of the home course advantage, Anisha produced one of her best performances to date in defeating Nishtha Madan 3&2 at the Eagleton Golf Resort.<br /><br />In the semifinals on Saturday, the 23-year-old will take on Suchitra Ramesh, who held her nerve in edging past Trisha Sunil 2&1.<br /><br />Top seed and favourite Aditi Ashok stayed on course with a 9&7 thrashing of Vidushi Sinha while her semifinal opponent Ridhima Dilawari defeated Amandeep Drall 3&2.<br /><br />After winning two and losing two holes, Anisha kick-started her surge by claiming the ninth, 10th and 11th holes to go 3-up. Nishtha reduced the deficit in winning the 13th hole but Anisha, who had never gotten past the first knock-out round in her previous attempts, seized the lead back on the 14th.<br /><br />On the dormie-3 16th, Nishtha sunk a birdie but Anisha sealed the issue with a superb 30-footer birdie.<br /><br /><br />Results: Quarterfinals: Aditi Ashok bt Vidushi Sinha 9&7; Ridhima Dilawari bt Amandeep Drall 3&2; Anisha Padukone bt Nishtha Madan 3&2; Suchitra Ramesh bt Trisha Sunil 4&3.<br /><br />Pre-quarterfinals: Aditi Ashok bt Mehak Sharma 5&3; Vidushi Sinha bt Vrishali Sinha on 22nd hole; Ridhima Dilawari bt Diksha Dagar 4&3; Amandeep Drall bt Gaurika Bishnoi 4&3; Nishtha Madan bt Riya Ahuja 4&3; Anisha Padukone bt Arshia Mahant 6&4; Suchitra Ramesh bt Seher Atwal 4&3; Trisha Sunil bt Tvesa Malik 4&3.</p>
<p>Anisha Padukone stunned stroke play runner-up Nishtha Madan to storm into the semifinals of the Usha-IGU All India Ladies Amateur Golf Championship here on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Making the most of the home course advantage, Anisha produced one of her best performances to date in defeating Nishtha Madan 3&2 at the Eagleton Golf Resort.<br /><br />In the semifinals on Saturday, the 23-year-old will take on Suchitra Ramesh, who held her nerve in edging past Trisha Sunil 2&1.<br /><br />Top seed and favourite Aditi Ashok stayed on course with a 9&7 thrashing of Vidushi Sinha while her semifinal opponent Ridhima Dilawari defeated Amandeep Drall 3&2.<br /><br />After winning two and losing two holes, Anisha kick-started her surge by claiming the ninth, 10th and 11th holes to go 3-up. Nishtha reduced the deficit in winning the 13th hole but Anisha, who had never gotten past the first knock-out round in her previous attempts, seized the lead back on the 14th.<br /><br />On the dormie-3 16th, Nishtha sunk a birdie but Anisha sealed the issue with a superb 30-footer birdie.<br /><br /><br />Results: Quarterfinals: Aditi Ashok bt Vidushi Sinha 9&7; Ridhima Dilawari bt Amandeep Drall 3&2; Anisha Padukone bt Nishtha Madan 3&2; Suchitra Ramesh bt Trisha Sunil 4&3.<br /><br />Pre-quarterfinals: Aditi Ashok bt Mehak Sharma 5&3; Vidushi Sinha bt Vrishali Sinha on 22nd hole; Ridhima Dilawari bt Diksha Dagar 4&3; Amandeep Drall bt Gaurika Bishnoi 4&3; Nishtha Madan bt Riya Ahuja 4&3; Anisha Padukone bt Arshia Mahant 6&4; Suchitra Ramesh bt Seher Atwal 4&3; Trisha Sunil bt Tvesa Malik 4&3.</p>
