Yashvita Mewada and Anand Maderna reach mixed doubles semis in Jaipur
The duo secured their place in the semi-finals of the Rajasthan Sub-Junior Under-15 State Badminton Championship.
Yashvita Mewada of Bhilwara and Anand Maderna have reached the mixed doubles semi-finals of the Rajasthan Sub-Junior (Under-15) State Badminton Championship in Jaipur. The tournament is being held at the DMR Academy under the auspices of the Rajasthan Badminton Association, according to The Times of India.
In the Round of 16, Mewada and Maderna defeated Chaitanya Asthana and Vidhi Chitale 15-6, 15-11. They then beat Utkarsh Singh Rathore and Aaradhya Dhingra 15-10, 15-12 in the quarter-finals to advance.
Mewada also competed in the girls' doubles with Khushi Sharma, where they defeated RV Saini and Swara Taksali 15-7, 15-4 in the Round of 16. However, she lost her girls' singles Round of 16 match to Sakshi Singh 10-15, 9-15.
Other mixed doubles results included Satvik Agarwal and Lukshita Bhardwaj defeating Harsh Kandpal and Ojaswita Dubey 12-15, 15-11, 15-8 in the quarter-finals. Aman Gurjar and Sakshi Singh also progressed after defeating Arjun Arora and Ridhima 15-8, 15-12.
Organising secretary Dinesh Yadav said that matches will start at 9am on Friday.