CWG 2014: Mangaonkar, Anaka win; Dipika loses in squash

While Mahesh Mangaonkar and Anaka Alankamony notched up wins in their respective matches, India’s star squash player Dipika Pallikal faltered at the Commonwealth Games here Saturday. [caption id=“attachment_1636483” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Dipika began well winning the first game 11-8 but lost the next three 2-11, 9-11, 6-11 to English Alison Waters. Getty Images[/caption] Mangaonkar entered the men’s classic plate quarter-finals by defeating Welsh Peter Creed 3-0 at the Scotstoun Sports Campus. The Indian won 11-7, 11-6, 11-6 in the Round of 16 and will play Nick Taylor of Jersey Sunday. Later Anaka won her women’s plate quarterfinal 3-0, defeating Eli Webb of Papua New Guinea 3-0 (11-4, 11-1, 11-2). The 20-year-old has now proceeded to the semi-finals where she will take on Sri Lanka’s Mihiliya Methsarani. However, Dipika began well winning the first game 11-8 but lost the next three 2-11, 9-11, 6-11 to English Alison Waters in the women’s singles quarterfinal. India’s Saurav Ghosal will take on New Zealand’s Campbell Grayson in the men’s singles quarterfinal later in the day. IANS