Hyderabad: Vighney cruises into semis; Arvind, Varun stretched by rivals

HYDERABAD: P

Vighney

Reddy of RBI brushed aside the challenge of Swarnendu of AVSC to march in the men’s singles semifinals of the 2nd Dr MV Sridhar Memorial State Ranking

Table Tennis

tournament, here on Friday. Vighney scored an easy 11-4, 11-5, 11-9, 11-4 victory.


In another quarterfinals,

Arvind

of AWA and B Varun Shankar of MLR were stretched by their respective opponents before earning their semis berth. Amaan-ur-Rahaman of AVSC began on a strong note by winning the first game 19-17 and it looked as if Arvind was in some sort of trouble. But Arvind pulled up his socks and took the next game at 11-7. Amaan hit back by winning the next one 13-11 but Arvind took the next three games to clinch the issue.

Varun, on the other hand, began well against Ali Mohd. Varun won the first two games at 11-7, 11-4 before experience a mid-match slump. Varun lost the next two games at 6-11, 8-11 to level the tie. However, he came up with a much improved show in the next two games to win them at 11-9, 11-6.

In the women’s singles quarterfinals, Srishti Gupta of AVSC overcame a fighting V Sasya of AWA in a thrilling encounter. Srishti pipped Sasya 10-12, 11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3.

V Laasya too failed to make the semis as she fell to Varuni Jaiswal of GSM 14-12, 13-15, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9.

Favourite Varuni, however, had a tough time in the Youth quarterfinals against Shrishti. Varuni had to bring all her experience into play to edge out Shrishti 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 10-12, 11-3, 11-9, 11-9.

Results: Cadet boys’ singles (QFs): Druv Sagar (GSM) bt Akshay Khajandar (AWA) 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-8), Jatin Dev (SPHS) bt Chirantan Khajandar (Pro-TT) 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-8), Shaurya Raj Saxena (AVSC) bt M Rishabh Singh (YMCAXTTA) 3-1 (11-7, 11-7, 14-16, 11-4), Arush (APG) bt Sai Harsha (SPHS) 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-4).

Youth boys’ singles (PQFs): Sainath Reddy (MLR) bt A Vishal (GSM) 4-1 (11-7, 11-5, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9), B Varun Shanker (MLR) bt Yash G (GSM) 4-1 (11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5, 12-10), Amaan-Ur-Rahman (AVSC) bt Ainesh (AWA) 4-1 (9-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-6, 13-11), Arvind (AWA) bt B Vathsin (VNRVJIET College) 4-1 (11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 12-10, 11-7), Jashan Sai (MLR) bt Govind Shah (MLR) 4-3 (11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6), Kesavan Kannan (MLR) bt Raghav Loya (HVS) 4-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-5, 11-6), Ali Mohd bt Saroj Siril (AWA) 4-2 (11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5), Mohd Ali (LBS) bt Trishul Mehra (LBS) 4-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-5, 11-4).

Men’s singles (QFs): P Vighney Reddy (RBI) bt Swarnendu (AVSC) 4-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-9, 11-4), Saroj Siril (AWA) bt Piyush Agarwal (MLR) 4-1 (11-8, 11-9, 11-4, 3-11, 11-6), Arvind (AWA) bt Amaan-ur-Rahaman (AVSC) 4-2 (17-19, 11-7, 11-13, 12-10, 11-8, 14-12), B Varun Shankar (MLR) bt Ali Mohd 4-2 (11-7, 11-4, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6).

Cadet girls’ singles (QFs): P Jalani (VPG) bt Vatsala Tirunagiri (HPS) 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-5), Y Shreya Satyamurthy (GSM) bt Shreshta Reddy K (GSM) 3-2 (5-11, 15-13, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9), Shriya (AWA) bt Tejaswinee (AWA) 3-1 (11-13, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8), Pragyansha Patra (VPG) bt Sharanya Tirangiri (HPS) 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-6).

Youth girls’ singles (QFs): Raaga Niveditha (GTTA) bt K Ikshitha (AWA) 4-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-4), G Pranitha (HVS) bt Hanifa Khatoon (VPG) 4-0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7), V Sasya (AWA) bt Keerthana (HVS) 4-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4), Varuni Jaiswal (GSM) bt Srishti Gupta (AVSC) 4-3 (6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 10-12, 11-3, 11-9, 11-9).

Women’s singles (QFs): G Pranitha (HVS) bt Diya Vora (HVS) 4-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6), B Raaga Niveditha (GTTA) bt M Monica (GSM) 4-2 (6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 1-11, 11-8, 11-7), Srishti Gupta (AVSC) bt V Sasya (AWA) 4-3 (10-12, 11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3), Varuni Jaiswal (GSM) bt V Laasya (AWA) 4-1 (14-12, 13-15, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9).

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