Syed Modi International: Top Seeds Treesa–Gayatri Open With Gritty Win; Junior Squad Impress On Day 1

Syed Modi International: Top seeds Treesa–Gayatri open with gritty win; junior squad impress on day (Image Source: IANS)

Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium: Top seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand kicked off their Syed Modi International 2025 campaign with a hard-fought victory, headlining a strong opening day for India at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium.

The country’s leading women’s doubles pair recovered from a slow start to defeat Malaysia’s Cheng Su Hui and Tan Zhing Yi 19-21, 22-20, 21-9 in their first-ever meeting.

After dropping the opening game, Treesa and Gayatri steadied their defence, tightened the net exchanges, and powered through a dominant decider to move into the pre-quarters.

Earlier in the day, members of India’s historic medal-winning World Juniors squad carried their form onto the senior stage with confident performances in the qualifiers. Mixed Doubles pair C Lalramsanga and Taarini Suri produced a composed 21-13, 21-15 win over the Israel–Hungary duo of Misha Zilberman and Agnes Korosi, while Bhavya Chhabra and Vishakha Toppo followed it up with a solid 21-19, 21-15 victory against fellow Indians Devvert Mann and Nishu Malik.

After dropping the opening game, Treesa and Gayatri steadied their defence, tightened the net exchanges, and powered through a dominant decider to move into the pre-quarters.

In women’s doubles, Priya Konjengbam and Shuti Mishra also advanced with a commanding 21-8, 21-11 victory over Reena Evangelin and Samriddhi Singh.

Article Source: IANS