Tamil Nadu girls oust second-seed UP to make semifinals

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s U-15 Youth Girls edged out second-seed Uttar Pradesh 3-2 in a thriller to make it to the semifinals of the 84th Inter-State Sub-Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships at NC John Memorial Hall of YMCA, in Alappuzha on Monday.
Delhi had it easy against Haryana 3-1 and Maharashtra beat Gujarat by the similar verdict margin and West Bengal blew away Assam 3-0 to join the sixth-seed Tamil Nadu in the medal rounds, including the final, scheduled for Tuesday.
Team Results:
Quarterfinals: Delhi bt Haryana 3-1 (Avisha Karmakar bt Saanvi Dargan 8-11, 12-14, 11-7, 11-4, 11-8, Sayanika Maji bt Gargi Dangi 11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8, Prisha Goel/Vanshika Mudgal lost to Saanvi/Manal Antar 10-12, 13-15, 8-11, Avisha Karmakar bt Gargi Dangi 11-9, 11-4, 7-11, 4-11, 12-10); Maharashtra bt Gujarat 3-1 (Jennifer Varghese lost to Riya Jayswal 11-9, 7-11, 11-1, 7-11, 3-11, Bhoota Raina bt Pratha Pawar 11-7, 11-7, 11-3, Jennifer/Bhoota bt Riya/Pratha 11-2, 5-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, Jennifer Varghese bt Pratha Pawar 11-8, 11-8, 11-3); West Bengal bt Assam (3-0) Syndrela Das bt Prachi Mazumdar 12-10, 11-7, 11-4, Nandini Sahab t Gargi Saikia 11-5, 11-9, 11-4, Nandini/Syndrela bt Prachi/Gargi 11-7, 11-6, 11-6); Tamil Nadu bt Uttar Pradesh 3-2 (Sharvanai Nagam lost to Avani Tripathi 10-12, 6-11, 11-7, 4-11, M. Hansini bt Suhani Mahajan 11-7, 11-2, 12-10, Hansini/Reena Balaji lost to Suhani/Avani 11-4, 12-9, 7-11, 7-11, 8-11, Sharvani Nagam bt Suhani Mahajan 11-5, 11-9, 11-9, Hansini bt Avani Tripathi 11-7, 11-8, 4-11, 11-7).
Pre-quarterfinals: Delhi bt Kerala 3-1; Haryana bt Andhra Pradesh 3-0; Gujarat bt Uttarakhand 3-0; Maharashtra bt J & K 3-0; Assam bt PSPBA 3-0; West Bengal bt Chandigarh 3-0; Tamil Nadu bt Punjab 3-0; Uttar Pradesh bt Karnataka 3-1.