<p> India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar and Anaka Alankamony entered the quarterfinals of the World Junior Individual squash championship Tuesday in contrasting styles.</p>.<p><br />Mangaonkar came through when his opponent Abdulla Al-Tamimi (Qatar) suffered an injury Monday and rendered the court unplayable resulting in the match being awarded to the Indian.<br /><br />Al-Tamini was forced to concede the match against Mangaonkar in the third game after the two had split the opening two.<br /><br />Blood from Tamimi’s self-inflicted injury was deemed, after extended discussions, to have made the court unplayable. This gave Mangaonkar the match and a berth in the quarter-finals.<br /><br />Earlier in the day, Mangaonkar defeated a pumped up Mathew Sidaway of England 12-10, 11-2, 11-7 to progress to the pre-quarter-finals.<br /><br />In the women’s singles, Anaka also justified her billing by reaching the quarter-finals defeating Ho Ka Po from Hong Kong in four games.Ka Po had Anaka scurrying all around the court in the first game winning it 11-8. From there on, Anaka was more composed and comprehensively defeated her opponent with her basic and dogged drives. <br /><br />Both Mangaonkar and Anaka are up against higher ranked Egyptians, second seed Mohamed Abouelghar and 3/4 seed Yathreb Adel, respectively.<br /><br />The results (India’s matches):<br />Junior Women (pre-quarter-finals): [5/8] Anaka Alankamony bt Ho Ka Po 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; [9/16] Aparajitha Balamurukan lost to Mariam Ibrahim Metwally (EGY) 4-11, 4-11, 2-11.<br /><br />Junior Men (pre-quarter-finals): [5/8] Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Abdullah Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) 10-12, 11-3, 4-4 (ret.). Round 3: Mangaonkar bt Mathew Sidaway (ENG) 12-10, 11-2, 11-7; Vrishab Kotian lost to Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 8-11, 4-11, 4-11; [9/16] Abhishek Pradhan lost to Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11.</p>
<p> India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar and Anaka Alankamony entered the quarterfinals of the World Junior Individual squash championship Tuesday in contrasting styles.</p>.<p><br />Mangaonkar came through when his opponent Abdulla Al-Tamimi (Qatar) suffered an injury Monday and rendered the court unplayable resulting in the match being awarded to the Indian.<br /><br />Al-Tamini was forced to concede the match against Mangaonkar in the third game after the two had split the opening two.<br /><br />Blood from Tamimi’s self-inflicted injury was deemed, after extended discussions, to have made the court unplayable. This gave Mangaonkar the match and a berth in the quarter-finals.<br /><br />Earlier in the day, Mangaonkar defeated a pumped up Mathew Sidaway of England 12-10, 11-2, 11-7 to progress to the pre-quarter-finals.<br /><br />In the women’s singles, Anaka also justified her billing by reaching the quarter-finals defeating Ho Ka Po from Hong Kong in four games.Ka Po had Anaka scurrying all around the court in the first game winning it 11-8. From there on, Anaka was more composed and comprehensively defeated her opponent with her basic and dogged drives. <br /><br />Both Mangaonkar and Anaka are up against higher ranked Egyptians, second seed Mohamed Abouelghar and 3/4 seed Yathreb Adel, respectively.<br /><br />The results (India’s matches):<br />Junior Women (pre-quarter-finals): [5/8] Anaka Alankamony bt Ho Ka Po 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; [9/16] Aparajitha Balamurukan lost to Mariam Ibrahim Metwally (EGY) 4-11, 4-11, 2-11.<br /><br />Junior Men (pre-quarter-finals): [5/8] Mahesh Mangaonkar bt Abdullah Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) 10-12, 11-3, 4-4 (ret.). Round 3: Mangaonkar bt Mathew Sidaway (ENG) 12-10, 11-2, 11-7; Vrishab Kotian lost to Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 8-11, 4-11, 4-11; [9/16] Abhishek Pradhan lost to Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11.</p>