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Kush, Mahesh, Joshna enter quarterfinals of Victoria Open Squash

Chennai, Jul 30 (UNI) Indians continued their fine run in the
15,000 Victorian Open squash in Melbourne with Kush kumar and Mahesh Mangaonkar entering the quarter finals along with Joshna Chinappa in the women’s section today. A communique from Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) said 12th seed Sachika Ingale after a fighting show in the first round lost to the sixth seed Amanda Landers Murphy of New Zealand in straight games 11-7, 11-2, 11-2. This added a touch of disappointment in the Indian camp. But third seed Joshna was in fine touch as she made short work of Selena Shaikh of Australia 11-5, 11-5, 11-2. In the men’s section, the unseeded Kush, a trainee at the Indian Squash Academy, kept his hopes alive with another encouraging display against Kashif Shuja of New Zealand. A brief lull was him lose ground initially but Kush emerged victorious with scores of 8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-3. Even more pronounced was Mahesh ’s form as he swept aside Joshua Larkins of Australia in straight games 11-5, 11-6, 11-7. UNI VV AK1837
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