Hyderabad: Vighney Reddy, Saroj Siril, B. Varun Shankar and Arvind entered the semifinals of the men’s singles category at the 2nd Dr M. V. Sridhar Memorial State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament being organised by the Hyderabad District Table Tennis Association at Anand Nagar Welfare Association Sports Academy in Khairatabad here on Friday.
Vighney beat Swarnendu in straight games at 11-4, 11-5, 11-9, 11-4; Saroj pinned Piyush Agarwal 11-8, 11-9, 11-4, 3-11, 11-6; Varun got past Ali Mohd 11-7, 11-4, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6 while Arvind defeated Amaan-ur-Rahman 17-19, 11-7, 11-13, 12-10, 11-8, 14-12 in the quarterfinals.
In the women’s quarterfinals, Srishti Gupta silenced V. Sasya 10-12, 11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3; Varuni Jaiswal beat V. Laasya 14-12, 13-15, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9; G Pranitha defeated Diya Vora 11-6, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 and B. Raaga Niveditha turned the tables on M. Monica 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 1-11, 11-8, 11-7.
Druv Sagar, Jatin Dev and Arush did well in the Cadet boys quarterfinals, winning their matches in straight games. Druv defeated Akshay Khajandar 11-9, 11-8, 11-8; Jatin crushed Chirantan Khajandar 11-4, 11-3, 11-8 while Arush slammed Sai Harsha 11-6, 11-5, 11-4.
In the Youth girls quarters, Raaga Niveditha beat K. Ikshitha 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-4 while G. Pranitha powered past Hanifa Khatoon in four games with a 12-10, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 scoreline.
The Results
n Men’s singles quarterfinals: P. Vighney Reddy-RBI bt Swarnendu-AVSC 11-4, 11-5, 11-9, 11-4; Saroj Siril-AWA bt Piyush Agarwal-MLR 11-8, 11-9, 11-4, 3-11, 11-6; Arvind-AWA bt Amaan-ur-Rahman-AVSC 17-19, 11-7, 11-13, 12-10, 11-8, 14-12; B. Varun Shankar-MLR bt Ali Mohd 11-7, 11-4, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6.
Pre-quarterfinals: Ali Mohd bt Mohd Ali-lbs 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9, 11-8; B. Varun Shanker-MLR bt Kesavan Kannan-MLR 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8; Saroj Siril-AWA bt Ankit-AVSC 11-5, 11-6, 11-4, 11-6; Piyush Agarwal-MLR bt Sainath Reddy-MLR 11-6, 12-10, 11-7, 11-5; Amman-Ur-Rahman-AVSC bt A. Vishal-GSM 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4; Arvind-AWA bt Zubair Farooqui-LBS 11-4, 11-6, 11-8, 14-12; P. Vighney Reddy-RBI bt Saswat Samal-AG’s 11-5, 11-8, 11-6, 11-3; Swarnendu-AVSC got walkover from Aman Balgu-CRSCB.
Women’s singles quarterfinals: G. Pranitha-HVS bt Diya Vora-HVS 11-6, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6; B. Raaga Niveditha-GTTA bt M. Monica-GSM 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 1-11, 11-8, 11-7; Srishti Gupta-AVSC bt V. Sasya-AWA 10-12, 11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3; Varuni Jaiswal-GSM bt V. Laasya-AWA 14-12, 13-15, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9.
Cadet boys singles quarterfinals: Druv Sagar -GSM bt Akshay Khajandar -AWA 11-9, 11-8, 11-8; Jatin Dev-SPHS bt Chirantan Khajandar Pro TT 11-4, 11-3, 11-8; Shaurya Raj Saxena-AVSC bt M. Rishabh Singh-Ymcaxtta 11-7, 11-7, 14-16, 11-4; Arush-APG bt Sai Harsha-SPHS 11-6, 11-5, 11-4. Pre-quarterfinals: Arush-GSM bt K. Tarun-GSM 11-9, 11-8, 11-6; Shaurya Raj Saxena-AVSC bt Smaran Mallojula-RTTA 11-9, 11-0, 7-11, 11-6; Chiranthan Khajandar-Pro-TT bt Mehboob-YMCAXTTA 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; M. Rishab Singh-YMCAXTTA bt Kabir Malpani-AWA 11-2, 11-5, 11-6; Akshay Kumar-AWA bt M. Devansh Singh-AWA 11-9, 11-7, 12-14, 11-6; Druv Sagar-GSM bt Srihan-AWA 14-12, 11-0, 11-2; Jatin Dev-SPHS bt M. Karthik Teja-Pro-TT 11-9, 11-5, 11-2; Sai Harsha-SPHS bt Tharun Mukesh-RTTA 10-12, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9.
Cadet girls singles quarterfinals: P. Jalani-VPG bt Vatsala Tirunagiri-HPS 11-9, 11-8, 11-5; Y. Shreya Satyamurthy-GSM bt Shreshta Reddy K-GSM 5-11, 15-13, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9; Shriya-AWA bt Tejaswinee-AWA 11-13, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8; Pragyansha Patra-VPG bt Sharanya Tirangiri-HPS 11-3, 11-4, 11-6. Pre-quarterfinals: Vatsala Tirunagiri-HPS bt P Chinmayee-SPHS 11-4, 11-5, 11-7; Shriya-AWA bt B. Srividya 11-5, 11-5, 11-8; Pragyansha Patra-VPG bt Yashvi Jain-LBS 11-4, 11-4, 11-7; Shreshta Reddy K-GSM bt Harika Banerjee-RTTA 10-12, 11-7, 11-2, 11-8; Sharanya Tirangiri-HPS bt Chaitra-APG 11-6, 11-4, 11-5; Tejaswinee-AWA bt Sushrutha Aniyah Anand-GTTA 14-12, 11-8, 11-7; Y. Shreya Satyamurthy-GSM bt A. Satya-GSM 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9.
Youth girls singles quarterfinals: Raaga Niveditha-GTTA bt K. Ikshitha-AWA 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-4; G Pranitha-HVS bt Hanifa Khatoon-VPG 12-10, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7; V. Sasya-AWA bt Keerthana-HVS 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4; Varuni Jaiswal-GSM bt Srishti Gupta-AVSC 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 10-12, 11-3, 11-9, 11-9. Pre-quarterfinals: K. Ikshita-AWA bt Vidhi Jain-GSM 11-8, 11-8, 14-12, 11-6; V Sasya-AWA bt S. Saranya-LFJS 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 12-10; Hanifa Khatoon-VPG bt J. Vinichitra-GSM 6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-3, 11-4; Srishti Gupta-AVSC bt V. Laasya-AWA 18-16, 11-6, 15-13, 7-11, 11-3.
Youth boys singles pre-quarterfinals: Sainath Reddy-MLR bt A Vishal-GSM 11-7, 11-5, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9; B. Varun Shanker-MLR bt Yash G-GSM 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5, 12-10; Amaan-Ur-Rahman-AVSC bt Ainesh-AWA 9-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-6, 13-11; Arvind-AWA bt B. Vathsin-VNR VJIEF College 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 12-10, 11-7; Jashan Sai-MLR bt Govind Shah-MLR 11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6; Kesavan Kannan-MLR bt Raghav Loya-HVS 11-4, 11-5, 11-5, 11-6; Ali Mohd bt Saroj Siril-AWA 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5; Mohd Ali-LBS bt Trishul Mehra-LBS 11-4, 11-6, 11-5, 11-4.
