Jacob siblings emerge TT champs

KOCHI: Seraha Jacob of AlappuzhaYMCATT Academy and her elder sister Shikha went home with women and youth titles of the 34th Dr PKNarayanaswamy Memorial All Kerala Prize Money Table Tennis Tournament at FACT Ambalamedu Club on Sunday.
Unseeded Sunder S of AYTTA toppled top seed Rahul Binu Mathew 11-6, 11-8, 11-8, 11-13, 11-9 in the men's final. The other biggest upset came in youth girls semis when top seed Maria Rony was ousted by Gia Anna George.Maria also succumbed in women's semis too when she was beaten by Shika. TNN
Results (all singles) youth girls: 3-Shika Jacob (AYTTA) bt 4-Gia Anna George (AYTTA) 11-9,11-7,12-10,11-4; semis: Shikha bt Seraha 5-11,11-6,3-11,11-6,10-12,9-11; Gia bt Maria 4-11,8-11,8-11,11-4,11-6,11-9,7-11; boys: Arjun VP (Tvm) bt 3-Mishal Dilawar (RSC) 11-8, 6-11,11-5,11-9, 9-11,5-11,13-11; SFs: Arjun bt Sundar S (AYTTA) 5-11,11-8,11-13,7-11,8-11; Mishal bt M Harikrishnan (Tvm) 5-11,11-9,4-11,11-4,7-11,11-6,9-11; women: 2-Sehara bt 4-Shikha 11-8,11-7,7-11,11-8,11-6; SFs: Seraha bt 5-Anusha Ganesh (HRC) 1-11,6-11,11-7,6-11,8-11; Shikha bt 1-Mariya 15-13,11-9,12-14,11-8,4-11,8-11,6-11.