Date:13/09/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/09/13/stories/2004091306851800.htm

Sport - Table Tennis

Ramana, Bhanu take cadet titles

HYDERABAD, SEPT. 12. Ch. V.S.S. Ramana and Nikhat Bhanu emerged champions in the cadet boys' and girls' sections respectively in the fourth Jaya Gardesn AWASA State-ranking table tennis tournament at the Anandnagar Welfare Association Indoor Hall here today.

Ramana put it across Sai Praneeth 11-4, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, while Bhanu downed K. Harshitha 11-3, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8 in the cadet girls' final.

Other results:

Sub-junior boys: Final: P. Vignay Reddy bt Vishan Gupta 7-11, 11-8, 12-14, 11-2, 11-8, 11-9; Semifinals: Vignay bt Ramana 11-3, 11-2, 11-7, 11-0; Vishan bt B. Sridhar 7-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-9, 11-7.

Junior boys: Final: Subham Sharma bt Vishal Kumar Reddy 11-5, 14-12, 14-12, 8-11, 12-10; Semifinals: Vishal bt T. Vaibhav 11-7, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9; Subham bt Vishan Gupta 11-6, 11-6, 11-5, 11-5.

Men's singles: Final: Birupaksh Saha bt Subham Sharma 11-7, 11-3, 11-9, 11-8; Semifinals: Subham bt Krishna Kiriti 11-6, 11-9, 5-11, 11-4, 11-4; Birupaksh bt Jayant Chandra 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9.

Junior girls: Final: S. Vilasika bt Ramneek Kaur 11-8, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9.

Women's singles: Final: M. Revathi bt K. Naganalini 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5. — Our Sports Reporter