The decision of St Gregorios School's Mishal Bahl to quit tennis and play squash has finally paid off.
The decision of St Gregorios School's Mishal Bahl to quit tennis and play squash has finally paid off.
Yesterday, Mishal beat Maank Chhabria of St Mary's ICSE (Mazgoan) 11-5, 11-9 to advance to the second round in the under-16 boys' MSSA-Nike Inter-School Squash tournament at the Police Gymkhana.
Besides squash, Mishal is part of the Chembur school's football, volleyball and basketball teams. While playing tennis for a month Mishal realised that he loved squash more.
Eyeing last four
""I didn't participate in inter-school squash last year as I was not confident and ready. I trained hard this year and will give my 100 per cent to make it to the semis at least," he promised.
Though he no longer plays tennis, Mishal follows the sport intensely. He idolises Roger Federer and was thrilled to watch him conquer Andy Murray in Sunday's Australian Open final.
Other results
Boys under-11: Rishi Athreya (St Gregorios) beat Rishabh Doshi (Don Bosco, Matunga) 12-10, 11-3. Jai Lakhraj (Cathedral & John Connon) beat Arnav Agarwal (Campion School).
Boys under-13: Aashay Choksi (Cathedral & John Connon) beat Aditya Kamat (Jamnabai Narsee) 11-3, 8-11, 11-9. Zameer Ghanshani (Jamnabai Narsee) beat Utkarsh Patwarni (St Mary's ICSE) 5-11, 11-9, 11-7.
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Boys under-16: Akshay Wadhwa (Dhirubhai Ambani) beat Kush Parekh (Aditya Birla Academy) 11-4, 11-0.
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