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Bharathiar downs Mysore

KOTTAYAM: Coimbatore's Bharathiar University defeated Mysore 25-22, 25-19, 25-15 to enter the quarterfinals of the South-West inter-university women's volleyball championship at the MGU Stadium here on Tuesday evening.

Captain P. Mohana, who beat the Mysore blocker Mythrei with her angled smashes and wily drops, and setter N. Suganthi were the stars of Bharathiar's fine victory.

Later, Mangalore defeated Rani Durgavathi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, 28-30, 28-26, 25-10, 25-15 and entered the quarterfinals.

The big guns, including defending champion Kannur and runner-up Madras, will come into action on Wednesday in the quarterfinals.

The results: Pre-quarterfinals: Bharathiar, Coimbatore bt Mysore 25-22, 25-19, 25-15. Third round: Mahatma Gandhi, Kottayam bt Kuvempu 25-5, 25-5, 25-8; LNIPE, Gwalior bt Sholapur 25-16, 25-9, 25-21; Pune bt Viswesvaraya Tech., Belgaum 25-10, 25-10, 25-13; Anna, Chennai bt H.A. North Gujrath 25-10, 25-13, 25-10; Rani Durgavathi, Jabalpur bt Annamalai 26-24, 25-22, 25-23; Mysore bt Bangalore 25-21, 25-18, 25-20; Mangalore bt Amaravathi 25-14, 25-10, 25-19; Bharathiar bt Madurai Kamaraj 25-23, 24-26, 23-25, 25-21, 15-11; Mangalore bt Rani Durgavathi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur 28-30, 28-26, 25-10, 25-15. — Principal Correspondent

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