Sourabh, Sarvesh, Vishal, Angad advance in state badminton

NAGPUR: City shuttlers got a good start in the Premlatai Chavan Memorial First Maharashtra Junior State Selection Badminton tournament which got underway at Karad on Friday.
Sarvesh Kukde, Sourabh Kerhalkar, Angad Matharu and Vishal Anand won their first round encounters easily. The girls matches will begin on Saturday.
Nagpur Results (Round 1)
U-17 boys singles: Sarvesh Kukde bt Venkatesh Mundada 21-2, 21-4; 21-2.U-19 boys singles: Angad Matharu bt Chaitanya Sutar 21-2, 21-2; Sourabh Kerhalkar bt Awadhut Dombale 21-8, 21-6; Sarvesh Kukde bt Rahul Tarse 21-9, 21-8; Vishal Anand w/o Anurag Modak. U-17 boys doubles: Sarvesh Kukde-Vishal Anand bt Akash Audhkar-Atharva Palkar 21-7, 21-4. U-19 boys doubles: Sarvesh Kukde-Vishal Anand bt Abhishek Mohite-Neeraj Sarde 21-9, 21-9.