Kheya struggles to overcome Sanika, Shreya


Kheya Shah( MSD) had a tough time in both Women’s as well as Youth Girl’s singles 2nd round, before moving into 3rd round in both events of the JVPG-3rd Maharashtra State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament which got underway at their premises here today. In the women’s singles Thane’s Shreya Deshpande lost the first two games to Kheya over extra points, but took the next two games to equalise the set score 2-2 only to lose the decider and match . In a similar situation, Kheya after winning the first two games against Shanika kadam( MCD) had lost next two games, but recovered to beat her in the decider.

MSD’s Manushree Patil too had a tough time before scoring over Thane’s Tia Wagh in well contested five games. Indian Railways’ star player Ashlesha Trehan dropped a game before she  defeated Thane’s Tejal Kamble 12-10,8-11, 13-11,12-10 to move into women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the

 

In other close encounters, Pune’s Eesha Joshi rallied from 0-2  to overpower Thane’s Jagruti Murbadkar 11-13, 12-14, 13-11,11-8, 11-8 and Mumbai Suburban’s Kheya Shah upset Thane’s Shreya Deshpande 12-10, 12-10,5-11,6-11,11-6.

 

Junior Ananya Basak, daughter of former national champion Arup Basak, the top seed in ther youth girls singles, made short work of Mumbai city’s Krisha Agarwal 11-6,11-6, 11-4 to advance into pre-quarterfinals.

Results:

Women’s singles (2nd round): Ashlesha Trehan (MSD) bt Tejal Kamble  (TH) 12-10, 8-11, 13-11, 12-10; Manasi Chiplunkar (MCD) bt Siddhi Kolekar (MSD)  11-5, 11-5, 11-8; Misbah Sumer (MCD) bt Anushka  Chavan (MSD) 11-9, 13-11,4-11,11-7; Disha Hulawale (Th) bt Shubhada Chondekar (PN) 11-8, 12-10, 11-8; Anasnya Basak (MSD) bt Isha Swar (PN) 11-5,11-8, 11-2; Eesha Joshi (PN) bt Jagruti Murbadkar (TH) 11-13, 12-14, 13-11,11-8, 11-8; Aditi Sinha (MSD) bt Krisha Agarwal (MCD) 11-9,12-10, 11-6; Divya Chitale (MSD) bt Shweta Joshi (MSD)11-5, 11-7,8-11, 11-3; Snehal Patil (TH) bt Radhika Agarwal (MCD) 11-2,11-9,11-5; Mamta Prabhu (MSD) bt Samruddhi Kulkarni (SOL)  11-4, 8-11,11-5, 11-6; Prithika Sengupta PN) bt Mahek Narnolia (MSD) 13-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9; (2) Pooja Sahasrabudhe (PN) bt Saloni Shah (PN) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6; Kheya Shah (MSD) bt Shreya  Deshpande (TH) 12-10, 12-10,5-11,6-11,11-6.

 

Youth girls singles (2nd round): (1) Ananya Basak (MSD) bt Radhika Agarwal (MCD) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4; Anushka Chavan (MSD)bt Riya Suryavanshi (MCD)( 11-6,11-4,1-11, 12-10; Snehal Patil (TH) bt Siddhi Kolekar (MSD) 11-4,11-6,11-9; Manushree Patil (MSD) bt Tia Wagh (TH) 8-11, 11-5, 11-3, 6-11,11-4; Diya Chitale (MSD) bt Tejal Kamble (TH) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9; Siya Hingorani (MSD) bt Prithika Sengupta O6-11, 12-120,13-011, 11-8;  Manasi Chiplunkar (MCD) bt Krisha Agarwal (MCD) 11-3, 11-5,8-11,11-6; Pritha Vartikar (PN) bt Mahek Narolia (MSD) 10-12,11-5, 11-5, 11-4; Sampada Bhiwandkar (MSD) bt Aditi Sinha (MSD) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6,11-7;  Arpita Joshi (TH) bt Eesha Joshi (PN) 11-2,11-9,11-5; Divya Keni (MSD) bt Isha Swar (PN) 12-14, 12=-210,3-112,1-6; Kheya Shah (MSD) bt Sanika Kadam (MCD) 11-4,11-6,5-11, 8-11,11-6;  Samruddhi Kulkarni (SOL) bt Pooam Yadav (TH) 11-9,11-13,11-4,12-10.