Ali, Harshitha and Saanvi clinch table tennis titles

Mohammed Ali and T L Harshitha claimed top honours in the men’s and women’s singles, while K Sri Saanvi secured two titles in the Telangana State-ranking table tennis tournament at GSM Indoor Hall

Hyderabad: Mohammed Ali of Somnath Ghosh Ultimate Table Tennis Academy and T L Harshitha of Anandnagar Welfare Association Sports Academy won the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively in the fifth Shree Gujarati Seva Mandal Telangana State-ranking table tennis tournament at GSM Indoor Hall here on Tuesday.

In the men’s final, Ali scored an 11-13, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7 win against Dr V Chandra Chud, while Harshitha got the better of seasoned campaigner Nikhat Banu of Reserve Bank of India 3-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-9, 11-6 in the women’s final.

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K Sri Saanvi (SPARS) bagged a ‘double’ by winning the girls under-15 and under-17 titles.

The results:
Boys – Finals
Under-11: M Vihaan (ITTA) bt Jatin Jairam (SGUTTA) 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
Under-13: Hriaan Khekani (LFHSA) bt VSS Advik (SPARS) 11-3, 11-6, 11-4
Under-15: B Harshith Reddy (SGUTTA) bt JA Vilohith (GSM) 7-11, 11-1, 11-3, 11-8
Under-17: Dharma Teja (LFHSA) bt M Karthik Teja (AVSC) 11-7, 5-11, 11-9, 11-3
Under-19: Arush Reddy (SGUTTA) bt M Rishabh Singh (GTTA) 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6
Men: Mohammed Ali (SGUTTA) bt Dr V Chandra Chud (SGUTTA) 11-13, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7

Girls – Finals
Under-11: V Aparna (GSM) bt Yashashree (SGUTTA) 12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4
Under-12: D Avanthika (SPARS) bt Sanhitha Aviyah (LFHSA) 12-10, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7
Under-15: K Sri Saanvi (SPARS) bt B Srividya (GSM) 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3
Under-17: K Sri Saanvi (SPARS) bt Aniyah Anand (LFHSA) 11-6, 11-3, 3-11, 11-4
Under-19: S Aniyah Anand (LFHSA) bt HS Nikhita (GSM) 11-3, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
Women: T L Harshitha (AWA) bt Nikhat Banu (RBISC) 3-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-9, 11-6