Date:30/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/30/stories/2008103057432000.htm

Sport - Table Tennis

It’s Puneeth vs. Navneeth

BANGALORE: P. Puneeth will meet A.R. Navneeth in the junior boys’ singles final of the M.S. Ramaiah Memorial State-ranking table tennis championship.

In the semifinals on Wednesday, Puneeth defeated P.C. Charan, while Navneeth accounted for Akshay Mohanty. In the junior girls’ section, N. Poojitha set up a title clash with C. Shubhashree.

The results: Boys: Junior singles semifinals: P. Puneeth bt V. Akhil 11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 12-10, 9-11, 7-11, 11-4; A. Navneeth bt Akshay Mohanta 11-6, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-2.

Girls: Junior singles semifinals: N. Poojitha bt Pooja Prabhakar 11-4, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6; C. Shubhashree bt N. Nisarga 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9.

Youth singles quarterfinals: Malathi bt L. Suhani 11-4, 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 12-10; Shubhashree bt Aishwaraya Bidri 11-9, 10-12, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9; N. Poojitha bt B.S. Arpitha 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7, 11-4; N. Nisarga bt Bhavana V. Murthy 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.

Non-medallist doubles final: Loukik & Suman (PPTA, Mys) bt Samarth Bannur & T. Pramod 11-4, 11-6, 11-4. — Special Correspondent