Gaurav Gowda & Ayushi B Godse claim U-13 titles

BENGALURU: Gaurav Gowda and Ayushi B Godse claimed the U-13 singles titles at the State ranking table tennis tournament organized by the Bellary District Table Tennis Association in Hospet on Saturday. Gaurav (SBTTA) got the better of Shashank Keshav Rao 11-8, 11-5, 11-5, 11-13, 11-7 in the boys final while Ayushi (BTTA) downed Hiya Singh 11-5, 11-7, 5-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7 in the girls’ title clash.
Results: U-13: Boys: Final: Gaurav Gowda bt Shashank Keshav Rao 11-8, 11-5, 11-5, 11-13, 11-7. Semis: Shashank bt Atharva Nawarange 8-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5; Gaurav bt Aarnav N 13-11, 12-10, 11-6. Quarters: Atharva bt MK Chaitanya 11-8, 11-6, 11-9; Shashank bt Tamoghna M 11-3, 11-3, 11-4; Gaurav bt Siddhanth Dhariwal 11-13, 11-7, 2-11, 11-3, 11-9; Aarnav N bt Shubham Trivedi 11-4, 10-12, 11-6, 11-4. Girls: Final: Ayushi B Godse bt Hiya Singh 11-5, 11-7, 5-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7. Semis: Ayushi bt Smruthi Sudarshan 7-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-5; Hiya bt Raashi V Rao11-5, 11-7, 12-10. Quarters: Ayushi bt Sumedha KS Bhat 11-7, 11-4, 11-3; Smruthi bt Kaira Baliga 11-8, 11-7, 12-10; Hiya bt Shivani Mahendran 11-5, 11-7, 11-5; Raashi bt Mihika R Udupa 11-2, 11-6, 11-5.