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Nishanthi shocks Arul Selvi

CHENNAI: Maharishi Vidya Mandir’s Nishanthi Kumaravel shocked top-seeded N. Arul Selvi of Indian Bank 11-8, 11-7, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6 in a women’s quarterfinal match of the TTPPA’s fourth State-ranking table tennis tournament at the Hall of TT, Nehru Stadium, here on Saturday.

Other results: Women (quarterfinals): Swetha Kumaravel (IB) bt S. Krithicka (Ransa) 11-7, 11-7, 11-8, 11-3; N. Sathyabama (SDAT-AKG) bt K.K. Narmadha (IB) 11-5, 11-8, 11-3, 11-9; D.V. Sneha (IB) bt C.S. Priyadarshini (MVM) 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4.

Youth girls (quarterfinals): K. Aishwarya (LTTA) bt E. Aparna Vaishnavi (SDAT-AKG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7; K.K. Narmadha (IB) bt Divya Rajaram (Leo TTC) 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8; V. Sneha (Ransa) bt D.V. Sneha (IB) 11-9, 11-9, 13-11; N. Sathyabama (SDAT-AKG) bt S. Krithicka (Ransa) 11-7, 11-3, 9-11, 11-5.

Junior (quarterfinals): N. Vidya (SDAT-AKG) bt Divya Rajaram (Leo TTC) 11-5, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9, 14-12; S. Krithicka (Ransa) bt E. Aparna Vaishnavi (SDAT-AKG) 11-5, 11-7, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6; C.S. Priyadarshini (MVM) bt P. D. Subadra (Krishnagiri) 11-6, 11-9, 11-2, 11-9; V. Sneha (Ransa) bt Amrutha Pushpak (SDAT-AKG) 11-6, 11-8, 17-19, 11-0, 12-10.

Sub-junior (quarterfinals): Amrutha Pushpak (SDAT-AKG) bt P. Divya (MVM) 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7; S.R. Krithika Rajan (Krishnagiri) bt V. Deepika (Ransa) 11-8, 11-8, 11-4; C. Antara (SDAT-AKG) bt Shanmathi (MVM) 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 12-10; R.Ke. Yukti Roshni (L&T) bt Saranya Srikanth (Ransa) 11-1, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5.

Men (pre-quarterfinals): G. Vinodh (SRSA) bt S. Prasanna (Indian Bank) 11-7, 5-11, 11-5, 11-8; G. Sathiyan (SDAT-Mdx) bt S. Bhattacharya (SRSA) 11-3, 11-7, 11-8; E. Prabhakaran (SDAT-AKG) bt M.H. Kalvath (LTTA) 11-8, 11-2, 11-4; R.S. Raja (SDAT-Mdx) bt R. Rajesh (LIC) 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 15-13; M. Subash (SRSA) bt L. Satteeswaran (LTTA) 12-10, 11-3, 11-6; K. Srivatsa (AGORC) bt M. Sujith Kumar (LTTA) 4-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-9; L. Sachin (SRSA) bt T. Raghuram (LTTA) 8-11, 11-6, 12-10, 8-11, 11-9; Sivananda Seshadri (FCI) bt N. Aditya (SDAT-AKG) 11-5,11-8,11-8.

Youth boys (quarterfinals): G. Sathiyan (SDAT-Mdx) bt J.K. Bhuvaragan (LTTA) 11-4, 12-10, 11-8; E. Prabhakaran (SDAT-AKG) bt S. Prasanna (IB) 20-18, 5-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9; R.S. Raja (SDAT-Mdx) bt L. Sachin (SRSA) 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10; Sivananda Seshadri (FCI) bt V.K. Vivek Prasad (LTTA) 12-10, 11-8, 11-5.

Junior (quarterfinals): M.N. Anish (SDAT-AKG) bt J .K. Bhuvaragan (LTTA) 12-10, 3-11, 11-3, 6-11, 12-10, 11-4; M. Kalaivanan (SDAT-AKG) bt S. Nikhil (CTTF) 11-4, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7; Sushmit Sriram (MVM) bt A. Kamal Teja (PSBB) 12-10, 11-5, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6; R. Anandraj (SDAT-AKG) bt D. Sameera Kumar (NLC) 16-14, 11-7, 14-12, 11-4.

Sub-junior (quarterfinals): Shashank S. Yogesh (Ransa) bt D. Ananth (Ransa) 13-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-6; A. Seetharam (Ransa) bt S. Nikhil (CTTF) 6-11, 11-5, 7-11, 17-15, 11-8; M. Anirudh (Ransa) bt K. R. Rohit (YMCA-K) 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 11-5; V. Abinay (YMCA-K) bt B. Arvind (Ransa) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7.

UG registers win

Universal Gymkhana (UG) edged out Universal RC 3-2 in the Syed Ahmed memorial hockey tournament at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Saturday. Saravanan and Ganesh Pandian (2) were the scorers for Gymkhana while Rakesh and Sunil netted for Universal.

Badminton tournament

The Chennai District Badminton Association will conduct its district tournament from July 16 to 19. Entries close on July 14. For details, contact T. Maran (9841455519) and K. Raja Rajan (9840676148).

Ball badminton event

Pattabiram Ball Badminton Club is organising a State-level men’s fives tournament for the CPCL Trophy at Nimalachery, Pattabiram, on July 17 and 18. Chennai Petroleum Corporation is sponsoring the event.

Schools volleyball

The State school volleyball championships will be held from August 9 to 12 at Namakkal. Call A.J. Martin Sudhakar 2536 1134.

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