Fourth seed Sanya beat eighth seed compatriot Unnati Tripathi in four games in the women\u2019s quarterfinals and will take on Egyptian top seed Rouqaia Othman in the last-four stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, second seed Indian Suraj Chand rallied to beat Kuwait\u2019s Ammar Altamimi 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 in the men\u2019s pre-quarterfinals of the event being played at the Indian Squash Academy on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men\u2019s seventh seed Om Semwal and women\u2019s third seed Rathika Seelan, fourth seed Sanya Vats, eighth seed Unnati Tripathi, and Pooja Arthi Raghu were the other Indians to advance to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ananya Narayanan beat Janet Vidhi in four games in the women\u2019s first round of the HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour-Chennai at the Indian Squash Academy in the southern Indian metropolis on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, India's Tanvi Khanna went from flat to fizzy after losing two games in quick time and turned the tables against Egypt\u2019s Farida Walid to earn a creditable victory in the women\u2019s final of the HCL-SRFI PSA Challenger Tournament at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana Club in Mumbai a few days back. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 3rd-seeded Tanvi prevailed 8-11, 2-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7 over her 2nd-seeded rival in a match that lasted 45 minutes, also avenging her 2-3 loss in January this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The men\u2019s title was won by M. Syafiq Kamal, who defeated (2) Yassin Shohdy (Egypt) 3-2 (6-11, 9-11,11-8,14-12,11-8).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Results (quarterfinals; Indians unless specified):<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The men\u2019s title was won by M. Syafiq Kamal, who defeated (2) Yassin Shohdy (Egypt) 3-2 (6-11, 9-11,11-8,14-12,11-8).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women: 4-Sanya Vats bt 8-Unnati Tripathi 11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8; 1-Rouqaia Othman (Egy) bt Pooja Arthi Raghu 11-9, 13-11, 11-7; 6-Hwayeong Eum (Kor) bt 3-Rathika Seelan 11-13, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5; Hana Aladdin (Egy) bt Thanusaa Uthrian (Mas) 7-11, 11-7, 11-2, 8-11, 13-11.<\/p>\r\n\r\n