Divya Deshpande

Divya Deshpande, paddling against the tide

Playing for PSPB in the finals, she beat Archana Kamath 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 3-11, 13-11, 5-11, 11-5 to win her first-ever inter-institutional title.

Spirited display by energetic Sampada Bhiwandkar, saw her winning both the junior and sub-junior girls singles finals.

Also through was third seeded Viren Patel, who was given tough time by Aryaman Patel before he triumphed 11-5, 13-11, 9-11, 6-11,13-11.

Divya herself struggled in the Mixed Doubles clash in the company of Shubham Ambre, losing to Shalmali Mhatre and Nishad Shah 1-2.

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