Karnataka claims girls singles, doubles titles

Nellore, Dec 27 (UNI) Karnataka tonight won the girls singles and doubles titles in the Junior National Badminton Championship here.

In the finals, fourth seeded V Ruth Misha of Karnataka defeated third seeded N Sikki Reddy of Andhra Pradesh 21-23, 21-17, 21-12.

In the doubles finals, Karnataka's Aswhini Ponnappa and Nitya Sosale trounced P C Thulasi (Ker) and N Sikki Reddy (AP) 16-21, 27-25, 21-17.

Meanwhile, top seeded R M V Guru Sai Dutt of Andhra Pradesh won the boys singles title by defeating fourth seeded Abhimanyu Singh of Madhya Pradesh 17-21, 21-13, 21-17.

Kerala's Bennet Antony and P H Suraj won the boys doubles title defeating Arun Nandaluri (Air India) and Anil Kumar Raju (AP) 21-17, 21-18.

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