Date:19/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/19/stories/2008091957611800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Gopinath, Hamsica emerge champions

Coimbatore: Gopinath and Hamsica did the host proud by clinching the men’s and women’s title in the 26th State level inter-collegiate badminton tournament for the PSG Trophy at the PSG CAS courts here on Thursday.

Earlier, Prabhakar of Loyola College (Chennai) topped the league table for the men’s title in the 37th State level table tennis tournament. Sivanadha made it extra special for the visitor by finishing runner-up.

The results: Badminton: Men: League: Gopinath (PSG CAS) bt Sivakumar (PSG CAS) 21-7, 21-9, bt Krishnakumar 21-13, 21-12, bt Manoj (PSG CAS) 21-9, 21-15; Manoj bt Krishnakumar 21-15, 17-21, 21-12, bt Sivakumar 21-16, 21-13, 21-19; Krishnakumar bt Sivakumar 21-17, 21-14.

Doubles: Final: PSG CAS bt CMS College 2-0.

Final standing: 1. Gopinath, 2. Manoj, 3. Krishnakumar, 4. Sivakumar. Women: League: Hamsica (PSG CAS) bt Soundarya (PSG Tech) 21-8, 21-4, bt Mrinalini (PSG Tech) 21-2, 21-3, bt Akila Devi (CIT) 21-13, 21-9; Akila Devi bt Mrinalini 21-6, 21-7, bt Soundarya 21-7, 21-5; Soundarya bt Mrinalini 21-12, 21-15.

Final standings: 1. Hamsica, 2. Akila Devi, 3. Soundarya, 4. Mrinalini.

Table tennis: Men: League: Prabhakar (Loyola, Chennai) bt Manoranjan Singh (PSG CAS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 bt Sivakumar (PSG CAS) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 bt Sivanadha Sasthiri (Loyola) 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7; Sivanadha Sasthiri bt Manoranjan Singh 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 bt Sivakumar 11-5, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6; Manoranjan Singh bt Sivakumar 11-6, 12-10, 9-11, 8-11, 12-10.

Doubles: Final: Loyola College bt PSG CAS 3-1. Final standings: 1. Prabhakar, 2. Sivanadha Sasthiri, 3. Manoranjan Singh, 4. Sivakumar.

Women: League: Shamini (SSN EC, Chennai) bt V.N. Shilpa (PSG CAS0 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 bt Amritha Raj (PSG CAS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6 bt Sweatha Kathri (SSN) 11-4, 11-8, 11-7; Sweatha Kathri bt Amritha Raj 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 bt V.N. Shilpa 11-5, 9-11, 11-9; Amritha bt V.N. Shilpa 5-11, 15-13, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8.

Final standings: 1. Shamini, 2. Sweatha Kathri, 3. Amritha Raj, 4. V.N. Shilpa.