Mumbai Suburban girls put up terrific show before going down to hosts Kolhapur 19-25, 17-25. in a thrilling women’s final of the Maharashtra State level volleyball tournament, organized by Balveer SC, Nippani at Kolhapur on Sunday.
Mumbai Suburban girls, who finished runners-up (from left- Kneeling): Siddhi Kolekar, Niddhi Harsora, Khushi Mehta and Sneha Rajwade. (Standing – from left): Rushicka Badhkar, Kriti Varia, Tanvi Sirodkar, with Coaches
Mumbai Suburban girls , however, on their way to the final, convincingly defeated Nashik 2-0 (25-9, 25-15), Wardha 2-0 (25-18, 25-24) in the quarters before they turned the tables on fancied Mumbai City 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-18) in the semifinals.
In the final against against hosts Kolhapur, the suburban girls put up plucky. Their captain Aamrin Shaikh, Tarini More and lanky Siddhi Kolekar made fine impression for the Mumbai Suburban team.