Double for Teshub; Hiya wins

Bengaluru: Teshub Dinesh claimed a fine double at the State ranking table tennis tournament, organised by the Belagavi TT Association, in Belagavi on Saturday. Teshub, who claimed the U-17 boys singles title on Friday, added the U-15 crown to his kitty with a straight-game win over Arya A Jain. The CheckMate paddler, who has been in fine form, prevailed 11-5, 11-5, 11-7. Hiya Singh (Pong Smashers) emerged triumphant in the U-15 girls category, ousting Himanshi Chowdhary 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 in the final. Results: U-15: Boys: Final: Teshub Dinesh bt Arya A Jain 11-5, 11-5, 11-7. Semis: Teshub bt Aarnav N 11-5, 11-5, 11-5; Arya bt Gaurav Gowda 13-11, 11-7, 12-10. Quarters: Teshub bt Siddhanth Dhariwal 11-5, 12-10, 11-7; Aarnav bt Anirudh Melkote 11-8, 11-4, 11-3; Arya bt Vedant Vashisht 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7; Gaurav bt Shashank Keshav Rao 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 11-7. Girls: Final: Hiya Singh bt Himanshi Chowdhary 11-8, 11-8, 12-10. Semis: Himanshi bt Ayushi B Godse 12-10, 5-11, 14-12, 11-7; Hiya bt Sumedha KS Bhat 11-7, 12-10, 11-6. Quarters: Himanshi bt Preksha T Tilawat 8-11, 11-4, 7-11, 13-11, 11-7; Ayushi bt Tanishka Kapil Kalbhairav 7-11, 11-7, 2-11, 11-6, 11-8; Sumedha bt Smruthi Sudarshan 9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6; Hiya bt Kaira Baliga 11-1, 11-8, 11-5. tnn