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Niveditha and Sathiyan excel

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— PHOTO: V. GANESAN

HAPPY FACES: The winners of the Jiwan Mal Nahata memorial State-ranking tournament in Chennai on Sunday.

CHENNAI: A.V. Niveditha (IOC) and G. Sathiyan (SDAT C) bagged a double each on Sunday in the Jiwan Mal Nahata memorial State-ranking table tennis tournament, organised by the Centre Court Club. Niveditha won the youth girls title and then annexed the women’s singles event while Sathiyan’s wins were in the youth boys’ and junior boys’ sections.

The results: Men: Final: E. Prabhakaran (SDAT Akg) bt K. Sudhakar (ICF) 11-9, 11-3, 11-9, 11-6; Semifinals: Sudhakar bt G. Vinod (SRSA0 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8; Prabhakaran bt R. Rajesh (LIC) 11-6, 13-11, 11-6, 8-11, 10-12, 11-9. Women: Final: A.V. Niveditha (IOC) bt N. Sathyabama (SDAT Akg) 10-12, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5, 12-10; Semifinals: Niveditha bt U.V. Agni (SDAT Akg) 11-3, 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8; Sathyabama bt Nishanthi Kumaravel (MVM) 11-7, 11-8, 15-13, 11-5;

Youth: Boys: Final: G. Sathiyan (SDAT c) bt Sivananda Seshadri (LTTA) 12-10, 11-6, 5-11, 11-5, 11-13, 11-7; Semifinal: Sivananda Seshadri bt R.S. Raja (SDAT C) 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-5; Sathiyan bt Ajay Bharadwaj (MVM) 9-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 13-11, 7-11, 11-6; Girls: Final: A.V. Niveditha bt U.V. Agni 11-9, 11-8, 11-4, 12-10; Semifinal: Agni bt Nishanthi Kumaravel 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5; Niveditha bt N. Sathyabama 7-11, 11-5, 17-15, 11-9, 11-7.

Junior: Boys: Final: G. Sathiyan bt S. Prasanna (PSEB N) 11-8, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5; Semifinals: Sathiyan bt Ajay Bharadwaj 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9; Prasanna bt R. Venkataramanan (LTTA) 11-9, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7. Girls: Final: K.K. Narmadha (IB) bt N. Vidya (SDAT Akg) 13-11, 11-8, 11-8, 4-11, 6-11, 12-10; Semifinal: Narmadha bt S. Narasimhapriya (PSBB N) 6-11, 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6; Vidya bt Sumarna R. Krishnan (Ransa) 11-5, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9;

Sub-junior: Boys: Final: D. Sameera Kumar (NLC) bt Shashank Yogesh (Ransa) 12-10, 11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4; Semifinals: Sameera Kumar bt R. Anand Raj (SDAT Akg) 8-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8; Shashank Yogesh bt Sachin Viswanath 11-8, 11-5, 11-4, 11-3; Girls: Final: S. Narasimha Priya bt V.T. Anubharathi (NLC) 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-7, 11-4; Semifinals: Narasimhapriya bt Amrutha Pushpak (Akg) 11-5, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7; Anubharathi bt Priyanka Rajendran (RTTA) 11-2, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-3.

Cadet: Boys: Final: V. Abhinay (YMCA k) bt Naren Kumar (Ransa) 13-11, 11-4, 11-6; Semifinals: Naren Kumar bt Sachin Viswanath 11-6, 7-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-8; Abhinay bt S. Nikhil (VVV) 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 18-16; Girls: Final: R.S. Mythili (ICF) bt Abinaya Ramesh (ERD) 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8; Semifinals: Mythili bt Kirthika Rajan 11-4, 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9; Abinaya Ramesh bt S. Selena Deepthi (CCTTC) 11-8, 11-7, 11-6;

Mini-cadet: Boys: Final: A. Srikrishna (Ransa) bt S. Akash (NLC) 11-6, 11-6, 11-7; Semifinals: Srikrishna bt Varun Krishna (VVV) 11-3, 11-7, 11-4; Akash bt Badri (Ransa) 11-3, 11-5, 11-8; Girls: Final: Abhinaya Ramesh (Erd) bt P. Pavithra (SDAT Akg) 11-5, 11-8, 11-8; Semifinals: Abinaya Ramesh bt C. Kezia Sharon (LTTA) 11-3, 11-7, 11-4; Pavithra bt S. Selena Deepthi 13-15, 11-9, 14-12, 11-8.