BITS ‘B’ beat MIET 3-0
After a slight delay in starting the match, the BITS ‘B’ team started off their campaign with a blitzing victory against Meerut Institute of Engineering Technology (MIET).
Game 1 – Singles
Yash (BITS ‘B’) beat Tarun (MIET) 21-4, 21-12
Playing aggressively in the beginning, Yash quickly established a sizeable lead over his opponent. However, after losing two points to bad smashes, he toned down his play, varying his strokes between smashes and long shots. Although Tarun played some strong smashes, he was derailed by Yash and lost the set 4-21.
After a lengthy discussion with his team, Tarun played the second set with renewed spirit. His attack was more effective, with his rallies getting longer. However, Tarun’s play started getting sloppier with time while Yash continued to play at the top of his game. Yash dominated the set overall with his smashes and drop shots. He ended the set at 21-12 and won the game 2-0.
Game 2 – Singles
Atharvau (BITS ‘B’) beat Justin (MIET) 21-14, 21-9
Justin, captain of MIET, played Atharvau in the most contested game of this match. While Atharvau played aggressively, Justin played well-placed defensive shots. Despite the occasional misplayed shot, Atharvau convincingly defeated Justin 21-14 with a varied mix of long shots, drop shots and ruthless smashes.
Atharvau steamrolled into the second set, amassing a ten point – lead early on. He calmly played against Justin’s distance play and waited for his opponent to give the shuttle enough height for him to smash. Justin got tired by the second set which made his play careless, resulting in mistakes which Atharvau capitalised on. Atharvau defeated Justin 21-9 and won the game 2-0.
Game 3 – Doubles
Aryan/Nitya (BITS ‘B’) beat Shubh/Aniket (MIET) 21-6, 21-7
The final game was wholly one-sided with the MIET duo being rendered useless by Nitya and Aryan’s smashes. The MIET team was unable to gather momentum of any kind, banking on multiple racquet clashes of their opponents for points. The first set ended in fifteen minutes with BITS ‘B’ team winning 21-6.
The second set imitated the first. Even though some of BITS’ smashes seemed to be going off court, MIET kept the shuttle in play which made their fightback even weaker. BITS ‘B’ comprehensively defeated MIET 2-0 in the double’s game and won the match 3-0.