Surya, Rithvik claim nat'l titles

Surya Charishma Tamiri rode on strong local support to register a come-from-behind win over Tanvi Patri while Ritvik Sanjeevi $ defeated Bharat Raghav to clinch the women’s and men’s singles titles respectively in the Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada Sunday.

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The 19-year-old Vijayawada-born Surya Charishma got the better of Tanvi 17-21, 21-12, 21-14 in the women’s singles final, while Rithvik defeated Bharat 21-16, 22-20 in the men’s singles summit clash.

The much-anticipated women’s singles final between the local favourite and a player attempting to become the youngest senior national champion lived up to its billing as both players had their chances in the 58-minute encounter.

Tanvi took control of the match at the midway stage of the opening game, and it looked like she had frustrated her opponent enough to induce unforced errors.