Sharath, Madhurika trimph at National Ranking TT
Tuesday - October 9, 2018 9:24 pm ,
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Sharath, Madhurika trimph at National Ranking TT
Pune Oct 9 (IANS) Reigning national champion Achanta Sharath Kamal and former national champion Madhurika Patkar underlined their class in the National Ranking (West Zone) Table Tennis Championships annexing the men s and women s singles crowns respectively here on Tuesday evening.
Sharath needed just 25 minutes to dispose off Anirban Ghosh of AAI 4-0 in the finals while Madhurika had to fight just a tad harder to down Divya Deshpande 4-2 in a gripping match.
Despite hitting a purple patch in the tournament Madhurika quickly went down 0-2 against Divya. But that didn t deter her as she went on to win the next four games unleashing a series of forehand and backhand winners.
Meanwhile Gujarat s Manush Shah defeated Jeet Chandra of Haryana 4-0 to claim the youth boys title while Sreeja Akula overcame Prapti Sen 4-3 for the youth girls title. Sreeja clinched the decider on extended points after it was locked at 10-10.
--IANS ajb/vm
Sharath needed just 25 minutes to dispose off Anirban Ghosh of AAI 4-0 in the finals while Madhurika had to fight just a tad harder to down Divya Deshpande 4-2 in a gripping match.
Despite hitting a purple patch in the tournament Madhurika quickly went down 0-2 against Divya. But that didn t deter her as she went on to win the next four games unleashing a series of forehand and backhand winners.
Meanwhile Gujarat s Manush Shah defeated Jeet Chandra of Haryana 4-0 to claim the youth boys title while Sreeja Akula overcame Prapti Sen 4-3 for the youth girls title. Sreeja clinched the decider on extended points after it was locked at 10-10.
--IANS ajb/vm
