Date:27/05/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/05/27/stories/2006052706621900.htm

Sport - Volleyball

Haryana beats Tamil Nadu

Principal Correspondent

BANGALORE: Some explosive spiking from Haryana exposed the Tamil Nadu defence in a Group D men's league match of the 10th Youth National volleyball championship at the SEA College campus here on Friday. Haryana won 25-10, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23 in 70 minutes.

In the girls' section, host Karnataka proved too good for Maharashtra, winning 25-18, 25-12, 25-21 in the morning session. It came back strongly in the evening too, outplaying Madhya Pradesh 25-10, 25-5, 25-15. Kerala too registered two successive wins.

The results:

Men: Group A: U.P. bt Jharkhand 25-10, 25-16, 25-13; Group B: Orissa bt Rajasthan 24-26, 22-25, 25-15, 25-22, 21-19; Kerala bt Gujarat 25-21, 25-18, 25-22; Group C: A.P. bt Maharashtra 25-18, 25-13, 25-17; H.P. bt Goa 22-25, 25-12, 25-9,25-21; Group D: Haryana bt Assam 25-17, 25-13, 25-20; West Bengal bt Chhattisgarh 25-12, 25-12, 25-16; T.N. bt Chhattisgarh 25-6, 25-20, 25-11; Haryana bt T.N. 25-10, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23.

Women: Group A: West Bengal bt M.P. 25-13, 25-11, 25-10; Karnataka bt Maharashtra 25-18, 25-12, 25-21; West Bengal bt Maharashtra 25-18, 25-10, 25-12; Karnataka bt M.P. 25-10, 25-5, 25-15; Group B: Chhattisgarh bt Jharkhand 25-7, 25-6, 25-13; Kerala bt HP 25-10, 25-11, 25-16; A.P. bt Chhattisgarh 25-10, 25-9, 25-8; H.P. bt Jharkhand 25-6, 25-5, 25-9.