Varun, Nikhat claim TT titles

Hyderabad: B Varun Shanker (SGUTT) and Nikhat Banu of RBI won the men and women’s singles titles respectively in the Telangana state ranking table tennis tournament at the LB Indoor Stadium on Sunday.Results (all finals): Men: B Varun Shanker (SGUTT) bt Dr V Chandrachud 12-10, 8-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7. Men’s doubles: Mohd Ali/ Vighney Reddy bt Dr Chandrachud/Santosh 10-12, 11-4, 12-10, 11-8. Boys U-19: Kesavan Kannan (SGUTT) bt Trishul Mehra (LBS) 9-11, 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-6, 11-8. U-19 boys doubles: Anoop/Keshavan bt Arush/Jatin 2-11, 6-11,15-1, 11-9, 11-5. U-17: Jatin Dev (SPHS) bt K Tarun Kedarnath (GSM) 11-6, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8. U-17 boys doubles: Arush/Jatin bt Karthik/Shaurya Raj Saxena 6-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4. U-15: Jatin Dev (SPHS) bt Shaurya Raj Saxena (AVSC) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5. U-13: M Dharma Teja (LFHS) bt V Manohar (GSM) 11-7,12-10,12-14,11-6,9-11,11-8. Women: Nikhat Banu (RBI) bt G Pranitha (HVS) 11-5, 11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 11-3.Women’s doubles: Nikhat Banu/Bhavitha bt Varuni Jaiswal /M Monica 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7. Girls: U-19: Satya Aspati (GSM) bt K Ikshitha (AWA) 11-3,11-9,8-11,11-8,9-11,11-2. U-19 girls doubles: Bhavitha/Naumrata bt K Shrestha Reddy/Satya 11-4, 12-10, 11-8. U-17: Satya Aspati (GSM) bt K Shrestha Reddy (GSM) 11-2,11-6,11-7, 11-6. U-17 girls doubles: J Gauri/Ananya bt Nikhitha/Kaavya 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 11-3. U-15: Satya Aspati (GSM) bt Pragyansha Patra (VPG) 7-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5. U-13: Satya Aspati (GSM) bt Pragyansha Patra (VPG) 8-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-4, 12-10. Mixed doubles: Varuni Jaiswal/Dr Chandrachud bt TL Harshitha/Swarnendu 8-11, 11-3, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6. tnn