Chennai, Aug 26 (Sports news) Velavan Senthilkumar and Tanvi Khanna emerged champions in the men's and women's singles in the 2nd HCL SRFI Indian Tour squash tournament, a PSA Challenger Tour-10 event, here on Thursday.

While the fifth-seeded Senthilkumar made short work of Abhishek Pradhan, second-seeded Tanvi outlasted No.1 seed Sunayna Kuruvilla in a five-game thriller.

The Tanvi-Sunayna match was expected to be a closely fought one with both having won one match a piece in PSA events.

Tanvi drew first blood, winning the opening game 11-5 but the top-seed bounced back quickly to take the next two games. The top-seed moved Tanvi to all corners with her effective backhand volleys and boasts to gain the advantage.

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However, Tanvi clawed her way back in the 4th game and took the lead in the 5th. With aggressive drives and boasts, Sunanya took charge of the match leading 10-8.

Showing a lot of determination, Tanvi saved three match points to win the game 15-13 and the match in 44 minutes for her maiden PSA Tour title.

In the men's final, Velavan, five years Abhishek's junior, was in control from the beginning and underlined his superiority with a straight games win in just 25 minutes.

Results: Finals: Women's: Tanvi Khanna (2) beat Sunayna Kuruvilla (1) 11-5, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 15-13.

Men's: Velavan Senthilkumar (5) beat Abhishek Pradhan (6) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5. 

News source: PTI