Date:16/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/16/stories/2008081660772100.htm

Sport - Tennis

Sathiyan in semifinals

CHENNAI: G. Sathiyan (SDAT-C) scored a fluent win over R. Anandharaj (SDAT Akg) to reach the semifinals of the junior boys’ event in the J.V.S. Rao memorial state ranking table tennis tournament here on Friday.

The results (quarterfinals):

Boys: Sub-junior: D. Sameera kumar (NLC) bt K.R. Rohit (YMCA-K) 11-7, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7; S. Shashank S. Yogesh (Ransa) bt V. Shanmugam 6-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7; M. Kalaivanan (SDAT-Akg) bt Sachin Viswanath (Ransa) 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 8-11, 11-9, 11-4; R. Anadhraj (SDAT-Akg) bt S. Siddarth (LTTA) 11-8, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6.

Junior: S. Prasanna (PSBB-N) bt M. Kalaivanan (SDAT-Akg) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5, 13-11; G. Sathiyan ( SDAT-C) bt R. Anandhraj (SDAT-Akg) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 ; J.K. Bhuvaragan (LTTA) bt A. Kamalteja (SDAT-Akg) 11-9, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6; R. Venkataramanan (LTTA) bt M.N. Anish (SDAT-Akg) 11-9, 11-7, 15-13, 11-2.

Girls: Sub-junior: S. Narasimha Priya (PSBB-N) bt K. Nitisha (MVM) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6; T. Reeth Rishiya (SDAT-Akg) bt V.T. Anubharathi (NLC) 11-6, 11-6, 12-10, 14-16, 11-13; Priyanka Rajendran (RTTA) bt J.P. Roshini (SDAT-Akg) 7-11, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-13, 11-9; Amrutha Pushpak (SDAT-Akg) bt R.K. Yukthi Roshini (Ransa) 11-8, 17-15, 11-9, 12-10.