Date:15/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071560331800.htm

Sport - Table Tennis

Sivananda wins

Chennai: Top seeds Sivananda Seshadri and A.V. Niveditha won the men’s and women’s singles finals at the TTPPA State-ranking table tennis tournament here on Monday.

The results: Men: Final: Sivananda Seshadri (LTTA) bt M. Subash (SRSA) 11-3, 11-1, 14-12, 11-3; Semifinals: Sivananda bt A. Rajath Kamal (AKG) 11-9, 10-12, 11-1, 11-2, 11-6; M. Subash bt R.S. Raja (SDAT-C) 11-7, 11-9, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6.

Women: Final: A.V. Nivedita (IOC) bt Nishanthi Kumaravel (MVM) 12-10, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6; Semifinals: Nivedita bt N. Sathyabama (AKG) 8-11, 4-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 14-12, 11-7; Nishanthi bt K.K. Narmadha 11-7, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-8.

Youth boys: Final: Sivananda bt R.S. Raja (SDAT-C) 7-11, 11-13, 12-10, 14-12, 11-8, 11-9; Semifinals: Raja bt S. Prasanna (PSBB-N) 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8; Sivananda bt M. Subash (SRSA) 12-10, 11-7, 14-12, 11-6.

Youth girls: Final: Nivedita bt U.V. Agni (AKG) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7, 4-11, 11-6; Semifinals: Nivedita bt Sumana R. Krishnan (RANSA) 11-8, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7, Agni bt V. Sneha (RANSA) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7.

Junior boys: Final: R. Venkataramanan (LTTA) bt S. Prasanna (PSBB-N) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8; Semifinals: Prasanna bt S. Sudharshan (LTTA) 11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10; Venkataramanan bt Ajay Bharadwaj (MVM) 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-3.

Junior girls: Final: V. Sneha (RANSA) bt T. Reeth Rishiya (AKG) 5-11, 11-4, 12-10, 7-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6; Semifinals: Reeth Rishiya bt S. Narasimha Priya (PSBB-N) 6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4, 11-8; Sneha bt K.K. Narmadha 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 8-11, 10-12, 11-8.

Sub-junior boys: Final: R. Anandraj (AKG) bt D. Sameera Kumar (NLC) 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7; Semifinals: Sameera Kumar bt M. Kalaivanan (AKG) 3-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7; Anandraj bt M. Jagadish (AKG) 11-9, 5-11, 14-12, 11-6, 11-4.

Sub-junior girls: Final: S. Narasimha Priya (PSBB-N) bt T. Reeth Rishiya (AKG) 11-8, 11-7, 4-11, 11-7, 11-6; Semifinals: Narasimha Priya bt Amrutha Pushpak (AKG) 11-3, 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10; Reeth Rishiya bt R.K. Yukti Roshini (RANSA) 12-14, 11-5, 11-2, 11-7, 11-5.

Cadet boys: Final: Sachin Viswanath (RANSA) bt M. Anirudh (RANSA) 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 12-10; Semifinals: Sachin bt S. Lalith Kumar (YMCA-K) 7-11, 11-2, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, Anirudh bt V. Abhinay (YMCA-K) 11-4, 11-7, 4-11, 5-11, 13-11.

Cadet girls: Final: Abhinaya Ramesh (ERD) bt Harshavardhini (RANSA) 11-8, 12-10, 11-5; Semifinals: Harshavardhini bt R.S. Mythili (ICFEC) 11-9, 11-3, 11-3; Abhinaya bt Krithika Rajan (KGI) 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9.

Mini cadet boys: Final: S. Akash (NLC) bt R. Santosh Kumar (DBYC) 8-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-3; Semifinals: Santhosh bt A. Shrikrishna (RANSA) 11-6, 14-12, 11-5; Akash bt P. Premchand (NLC) 11-9, 11-2, 11-8.

Mini cadet girls: Final: Abhinaya Ramesh (ERD) bt S. Selena Deepthi (CCTTC) 11-3, 11-8, 11-3; Semifinals: Abhinaya bt R. Divya (AKG) 11-2, 11-5, 11-8; Selena bt P. Pavithra (AKG) 11-6, 10-12, 11-6, 9-11, 12-10.