Dilip Sampat Memorial inter-school table tennis tournament
Aarav Sanghi and Dhruv Shah dropped a game each before rallying to get the better of their respective rivals to enter the cadet boys singles semifinals of the All India Balkan-Ji-Bari Dilip Sampat Memorial inter-school table tennis tournament, here today. While Aarav was a bit erratic in the beginning against Merwyn Patel before he prevailed at 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9, Dhruv was given tough fight by Parth Magor before he triumphed 11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 11-6.
Prisha Shah put up good show as she downed Ridhima Mondal 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3 to move into the cadet girls singles semifinals. And joining her in the last four were Anshita Thamankar , a 11-1, 3-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 victor over Remat Kaur Vijan, Ayesha Dhorwala brushed aside Sanchi Dhobale 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 and Mugdha Desai defeated Shika Punjabi 11-6, 11-9, 11-2.
Results:
Cadet girls singles (Quarterfinals): Prisha Shah bt Ridhima Mondal 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3; Anshita Thamankar bt Remat Kaur Vijan 11-1, 3-11, 11-7, 9-11,11-6; Ayesha Dhorwala bt Sanchi Dhobale 11-4, 11-6, 11-4; Mugdha Desai bt Shika Punjabi 11-6, 11-9, 11-2.
Cadet boys singles (Quarterfinals): Aarav Sanghvi bt Merwyn Patel 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9; Vedant Agarwal bt Arnav Kshirsagar 11-7, 11-7, 11-6; Dhruv Shah bt Parth Magor 11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 11-6;Yuvraj Yadav bt Dhruv Patil 11-5, 11-1, 11-4.
Jr girls singles (Quarterfinals): .Khooshi Pawar bt Rucha Rao 11-6, 12-10, 11-9; Pahel Shah bt Esha Shah 11-9, 11-7, 11-5; Bhoomi Pitale bt Meha Shah 11-4, 11-8, 11-8; Kiara Pinto bt Riya Mulik 11-7, 11-3, 11-3.
CLOCK FOR SATURDAY
TABLE TENNIS – 10.00 a.m. onwards – Semifinals and Finals -Team and Open singles, all categories; All India Balkan-ji-Bari Dilip Sampat Memorial tournament, Balkan-Ji-Bari, Santacruz (West).