Deepali had then prevailed in five games but could not make the trip. Rhea went instead. Today, Deepali left no doubt as to who was the better player. She began tentatively and was down 0-4 but held complete sway thereafter by making Rhea scamper around the court in vain with a mixture of hard drives and subtle variation of pace and length.

Partha Doshi proved a little too good for Abhijit Kukreja in the boys under-19 final that was also awaited with interest. Siddharth Suchde duly won the under-14 title but could not match Junaid Nathani in the under-16 final. In the closest final of the day, Rushab Vora overcame Gautam Kalani in five games to take the under-12 title.

Results (all finals)

Boys under-12: Rushab Vora (Cathedral) bt Gautam Kalani(Cathedral) 9-7, 7-9, 6-9, 9-6, 9-1; U-14: Siddharth Suchde (Cathedral) bt Sahil Vora (Cathedral) 9-4, 9-5, 9-4 ; U-16: Junaid Nathani (Scottish) bt S Suchde 9-7, 9-5, 9-1 ; U-19: Parth Doshi (Podar) bt Abhhijit Kukreja (H R Commerce) 9-0, 9-0, 9-2 ; Girls U-14: Supriya Balsekar (BIS) bt Alisha Mashruwala (BIS) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0.

U-19: Deepali Anvekar (Mithibai) bt Rhea Bhandare (Cathedral) 9-4, 9-0, 9-1 ; U-14 team: Cathedral bt Jindal 2-1 ; U-16 team: Cathedral bt Jindal 2-1 ; U-19 team: H R Commerce bt Jindal 3-0.