Date:24/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/24/stories/2008082460481500.htm
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Sport - Table Tennis

Sachin advances

CHENNAI: Sachin Viswanath (Ransa) defeated J. Rakesh (Rukmani TTA) 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 in the cadet boys’ quarterfinals of the Buildcraft Interior 9th State-ranking table tennis tournament here on Saturday.

Other results (Quarterfinals): Men’s: Sivananda Seshadri (LTTA) bt K. Sudhakar (ICF) 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-1; E. Prabhakaran (SDAT-AKG) bt T. Raghuram (SDAT-C) 15-13, 11-7, 11-5, 10-12, 11-8; G. Sathiyan (SDAT-C) bt M. Subash (SRSA) 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-7, 7-11, 12-10; K.Srivatsa (AG’s Office) bt Sushmit (MVM) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9. Youth boys: Sivananda Seshadri (LTTA) bt Ajay Bharadwaj (MVM) 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-3, 11-2; S. Prasanna (PSBB) bt E. Prabhakaran (SDAT-AKG) 11-4,11-7, 11-5, 8-11, 11-4; G. Sathiyan (SDAT-C) bt R. Venkataramanan (LTTA) 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5; R.S. Raja (SDAT-C) bt M. Subash (SRSA) 13-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5, 11-2.

Sub-junior boys: D. Sameera Kumar (NLC) bt V. Shanmugam (SDAT-AKG) 11-5,11-4,11-8,11-8; M. Kalaivanan (SDAT-AKG) bt S. Siddarth (LTTA) 11-7, 12-10, 11-7, 11-6; Shashank S Yogesh (Ransa) S. Gnaneswaran (SDAT-AKG) 11-4, 6-11, 11-6, 13-15, 11-9, 11-1; R. Anandhraj (SDAT-AKG) bt Sachin Viswanath (Ransa) 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8, 6-11, 11-3. Cadet boys: M. Sabarish (Ransa) bt S. Nikhil (CTTF) 11-7, 11-4, 11-7; S. Lalith Kumar (PSBB) bt M. Anirudh (Ransa) 12-10, 11-8, 12-10; V. Abinay (YMCA-K) bt Naren Kumar (Ransa) 11-2, 11-5, 11-3.

Sub-junior girls: S. Narasimha Priya (PSBB) bt C. Antra (SDAT-AKG) 11-9, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9; Amrutha Pushpak (SDAT-AKG) bt R. Shruthi (Ransa) 12-10, 11-6, 11-13, 11-5, 11-9; Priyanka Rajendran (RTTA) bt V.T. Anu Bharathi (Neyveli) 11-8, 10-12, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5; T. Reeth Rishya (SDAT-AKG) bt K. Nitisha (MVM) 11-3, 11-5, 11-2, 10-12, 11-6. Cadet girls: V. Deepika (Ransa) bt Abinaya Ramesh (Erode) 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-5; S.R. Krithika Rajan (KGI) bt G. Aishwarya (PSBB) 12-10, 11-7, 11-8; Harshavardhini (MVM) bt N. Narmadha (SDAT-AKG) 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6; Mahima Jain (KTTC) bt R.S. Mythily (ICF EC) 6-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-4.

DRBCC Hindu wins

Host DRBCC Hindu College (Pattabiram) defeated SRM University 66-63 in the final of the State-level basketball tournament conducted as part of its Founder’s day celebration recently.

Jeppiar Engineering College beat D.G. Vaishnav College to finish third in the 12-team tournament. Jayasankar Menon, former Indian basketball team captain was the chief guest.

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