<p>The exciting summit clash between two Jain College students ended with Jacqueline posting a 21-11, 14-21, 21-18 victory in 53 minutes.<br /><br />Uttara, who beat Saumya Padhye in the semifinal on Wednesday, was the agile of the two finalists but Jacqueline held her own with drops and powerful smashes. <br /><br />However, Uttara squandered a good start to hand Jacqueline 11-5 lead. The 17-year-old Jacqueline, who strolled into the final after Adfa Taqui retired hurt in her last four match, showed good aggression with powerful smashes. <br /><br />The second seed stood out with her ability to produce delicate drops. Jacqueline then went on to clinch the first game 21-11. Uttara fought back with good placements and the ploy worked as she rushed to a 11-4 lead in the second game. <br /><br />Uttara kept her opponent on the baseline giving no chance to Jacqueline to unleash her smashes. The fourth seed took the second game 21-14 to level the scores. In the deciding set, Jacqueline jumped to an early lead at 8-4. Uttara came back strongly to tie the game at 11-11 and even managed to take a one-point lead at 17-16. Jacqueline, however, held her nerves to hit a series of smashes to seal the title win. Jacqueline stayed on course to claim a double with her making it to the junior girls’ final where she will meet Poorvisha S Ram. In the men’s title round, Mohit Kamat take on Sunil D Verma, who will meet Prakash Jolly in the junior boys’ final as well.<br /><br />Results: Men (semifinal): Mohit Kamat bt BS Phalgun 21-16, 21-7; Sunil D Verma bt Prakash Jolly 14-21, 21-15, 21-14.<br /><br />Junior boys (semifinal): Prakash Jolly bt Kamaldeep Singh 21-15, 21-15; Sunil D Verma bt Abhishek Yeligar 21-12, 12-21, 21-18.<br /><br />Doubles (quarterfinal): Guruprasad/ Vineet Manuel bt P Khurana/ S Verma 21-10, 18-21, 21-13; Jeevan/ Sanjeeth bt A Pradhan/ Irshad Khan 21-19, 21-12; Ajitwijetilekk/ H Shah bt N Kamath/ Rishiket 21-13, 23-25, 21-7; M Kamat/ Venkatesh bt Adarsh/ Jagadish Y 21-15, 21-12.<br /><br />Women (final): Jacqueline Rose Kunnath bt Uttara Prakash 21-11, 14-21, 21-18. <br />Junior girls (semifinal): Poorvisha S Ram bt Vaishnavi Iyer 21-19, 21-17; Jacqueline Rose Kunnath bt Reshma Karthik 21-10, 21-12.</p>
<p>The exciting summit clash between two Jain College students ended with Jacqueline posting a 21-11, 14-21, 21-18 victory in 53 minutes.<br /><br />Uttara, who beat Saumya Padhye in the semifinal on Wednesday, was the agile of the two finalists but Jacqueline held her own with drops and powerful smashes. <br /><br />However, Uttara squandered a good start to hand Jacqueline 11-5 lead. The 17-year-old Jacqueline, who strolled into the final after Adfa Taqui retired hurt in her last four match, showed good aggression with powerful smashes. <br /><br />The second seed stood out with her ability to produce delicate drops. Jacqueline then went on to clinch the first game 21-11. Uttara fought back with good placements and the ploy worked as she rushed to a 11-4 lead in the second game. <br /><br />Uttara kept her opponent on the baseline giving no chance to Jacqueline to unleash her smashes. The fourth seed took the second game 21-14 to level the scores. In the deciding set, Jacqueline jumped to an early lead at 8-4. Uttara came back strongly to tie the game at 11-11 and even managed to take a one-point lead at 17-16. Jacqueline, however, held her nerves to hit a series of smashes to seal the title win. Jacqueline stayed on course to claim a double with her making it to the junior girls’ final where she will meet Poorvisha S Ram. In the men’s title round, Mohit Kamat take on Sunil D Verma, who will meet Prakash Jolly in the junior boys’ final as well.<br /><br />Results: Men (semifinal): Mohit Kamat bt BS Phalgun 21-16, 21-7; Sunil D Verma bt Prakash Jolly 14-21, 21-15, 21-14.<br /><br />Junior boys (semifinal): Prakash Jolly bt Kamaldeep Singh 21-15, 21-15; Sunil D Verma bt Abhishek Yeligar 21-12, 12-21, 21-18.<br /><br />Doubles (quarterfinal): Guruprasad/ Vineet Manuel bt P Khurana/ S Verma 21-10, 18-21, 21-13; Jeevan/ Sanjeeth bt A Pradhan/ Irshad Khan 21-19, 21-12; Ajitwijetilekk/ H Shah bt N Kamath/ Rishiket 21-13, 23-25, 21-7; M Kamat/ Venkatesh bt Adarsh/ Jagadish Y 21-15, 21-12.<br /><br />Women (final): Jacqueline Rose Kunnath bt Uttara Prakash 21-11, 14-21, 21-18. <br />Junior girls (semifinal): Poorvisha S Ram bt Vaishnavi Iyer 21-19, 21-17; Jacqueline Rose Kunnath bt Reshma Karthik 21-10, 21-12.</p>
