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MAPUSA: Mayushri Ajgaonkar and Vineeta Adpaikar emerged winners at the All Goa Women’s Doubles Badminton Tournament (25+ age group) , organised by Inner Wheel Club of Mapusa under the aegis of Goa Badminton Association, at Indoor Badminton Hall, Peddem, Mapusa.
In the finals, the second seeds upset the top seeded pairing of Supriya Kuchelkar and Marina Albuquerque, winning 11-5, 11-9. Vandana Arvind / Nita Pednekar and Judy Braganza / Priya Ghate who were the losing semi-finalists settled for third place prizes.
A total of 32 women’s pairs participated in the tournament held to commemorate Women’s Day celebrations. In Eliminator’s Knock-out (Level 2) Cup, Nikita Ayyagari and Shailaja Kohli emerged victorious, defeating Priyanka Fernandes and Neha Kamat by a 11-7, 11-5 score line.
Prizes were distributed by Inner Wheel Club of Mapusa office bearers namely Jisha Nambiar Menon (President), Rajavi Mahabal (Secretary), Shreya Burye (Treasurer), Dakshata Mense & Beena Usgaonkar (Event coordinators), and Smita Gavandalkar.
Earlier, Dilip Salgaoncar, Chairman & Managing Director, Geno Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, Women activist Dr Pramod Salgaoncar, GBA Secretary Sandeep Heble and Executive committee members of Inner Wheel Club of Mapusa graced the inaugural function. Following are the results:
Women’s doubles semi finals: Mayushri Ajgaonkar / Vineeta Adpaikar bt Vandana Arvind / Nita Pednekar 11-7, 7-11, 11-4; Supriya Kuchelkar / Marina Albuquerque bt Judy Braganza / Priya Ghate 11-5, 11-6
Women’s doubles finals: Mayushri Ajgaonkar / Vineeta Adpaikar bt Supriya Kuchelkar / Marina Albuquerque 11-5, 11-9
Eliminator’s Knock-out Cup (Level 2): Nikita Ayyagari / Shailaja Kohli bt Priyanka Fernandes / Neha Kamat 11-7, 11-8.
