Impressive Vedika Jaiswal records three successive victories


 Vedika Jaiswal played confidently and was in impressive form as she won all her three girls’ under-11 Group-C matches in the JVPG-TSTTA District Table Tennis Championship 2022, played at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana (JVPG) Club.

In the opening group match Vedika Jaiswal defeated Pranshi Upadhyay 11-8, 11-8, 11-13, 11-8 and then tamed Rittanya Deolkar storming to a straight games 11-5, 12-10, 11-8 victory. In the concluding group encounter, a dominant Vedika outplayed Anaisha Dwivedi charging to an 11-3, 11-6, 11-3 win to finish in first position.

Rittanya who suffered a defeat to Vedika produced some strong fighting performances in the other two matches. She recovered after losing the opening two games and went on to win the next three against Anaisha Dwivedi to snatch a 9-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-4 win. She once again came roaring back to get the better of Pranshi Upadhyay clinching a 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 13-11, 11-7 victory and finished in second place.

Results – Girls’ under-11 – Group-A: Arsha Rai bt Palak Jhawar 11-8, 11-6, 11-8;Arsha Rai bt Harinee Shah 11-3, 11-8, 11-5;Palak Jahwar bt Harinee Shah 11-2, 6-11, 11-2, 11-2.

Group-B: Trisha Ludbe bt Angela Pinto 11-9, 11-6, 11-7; Trisha Ludbe bt Sara Ramaiya 11-3, 11-5, 11-6; Sara Ramaiya bt Angela Pinto 11-9, 11-7, 11-7.

Group-C: Rittanya Deolkar bt Anaisha Dwivedi 9-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-4; Vedika Jaishwal bt Pranshi Upadhyay 11-8, 11-8, 11-13, 11-8; Vedika Jaishwal bt Rittanya Deolkar11-5, 12-10, 11-8; Pranshi Upadhyay bt Anaisha Dwivedi 8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6; Rittanya Deolkar bt Pranshi Upadhyay 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 13-11, 11-7; Vedika Jaishwal bt Anaisha Dwivedi 11-3, 11-6, 11-3.

Girls’ under-13 – Group-A: Myraa Sangelkar bt Neeti Tarwadi 20-18, 11-7, 12-10; Myraa Sangelkar bt Vedika Jaiswal 11-5, 11-2, 11-7; Vedika Jaiswal bt Neeti Tarwadi 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7.

Group-B: Naidhruva Shelar bt Rittanya Deolkar 8-11, 11-8, 11-4, 12-10; Arsha Rai bt Rittanya Deolkar 11-3, 11-8, 11-5; Arsha Rai bt Naidhruva Shelar 11-6, 10-12, 11-9, 12-10.

Boys’ under-13 – Group-A:  Jagjeet Singh bt Nandkumar Shroff 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Jagjeet Singh bt Veer Dhokre 11-2, 11-2, 11-7; Nandkumar Shroff bt Veer Dhokre 10-12, 11-3, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9.

Group-E: Nivaan Sheth bt Ayan Khandelwal 11-3, 11-4, 11-6; Nivaan Sheth bt Shaurya Rane 11-4, 11-1, 11-9; Shaurya Rane bt Ayan Khandelwal 11-7, 11-6, 11-6.