World Racquetball Championships: Individual Championships draw to a close
Stage is now set for the Team Championships
Bangalore, 8th August, 2012:
Following their losses at the Gold and Red Division matches, the Indian
team was part of the White Division draws on the penultimate day of the
individual events of the World Racquetball Championships being held in
Santo Domingo. The team came close to winning their matches before going
down fighting to their more fancied opponents. Ashish Mehta started the
proceedings for India in the White Division, putting up a tough fight
against David Matamoros in the second set before eventually losing 15 -
6, 15 - 13 to his Honduran opponent.
In
a tough match that went down to the wire, Venkat stretched his opponent
Cesar Dominguez from Panama, but could not keep him from winning 15-14,
15-14. In the White Division Men's Doubles draw, Nirup Shetty and
captain Sathwik Rai faced an uphill battle against the Venezuelan duo of
Luis Reveron and Roberto Santander. The Venezuelan pair prevailed with a
margin of 15-4, 15-1.
Earlier
in the tournament, in the Red Division matches held on 5th August,
Ashish Mehta, played against 34th seed Abraham Mercado from Puerto Rico
in the Men's Singles. Ashish won the first set 15-12, but lost 15-12,
6-15, 9-11 in a keenly contested match.
In
the other Men's Singles match for India in the Red Division, Venkat
Vejju faced a tough challenge from Guatemalan player Pedro Sandoval who
went on to win the match 7-15, 4-15. In the final match for India on 5th
August, captain Sathwik Rai along with Nirup Shetty took on Rolando
Bier and David Matamoros from Honduras. The Honduran pair proved too
tough for the Indians as they beat them 4-15, 3-15.
In
the Individual Men's Singles Championships that concluded on the 7th of
August, Rocky Carson of USA won his third straight World Championships
title beating Polo Gutierrez 15-6, 15-11. In the Men's Doubles, Mexican
team of Alvaro Beltran and Javier Moreno won the title with a 15-2, 15-7
win over Tony Carson and Jansen Allen of the United States of America.
With the conclusion of the Individual Championships, the Team Championships are slated to begin on the 9th
of August, 2012, where each country will be playing two singles and one
doubles match in every round. Venkat Vejju and Ashish Mehta will play
the two singles matches for India while the duo of Nirup Shetty and
captain Sathwik Rai are slated to represent the country in doubles. The
Indian team, which won gold in the White Division at the 2010 World
Racquetball Championships, is looking to make the country proud again.
Catch the matches live here
For detailed results, please visit: International Racquetball Federation
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