Punjab and Chandigarh Universities reach table tennis quarterfinals
Punjab University and Chandigarh University advanced to the quarterfinals of the All India Inter‑university Inter‑zonal Table Tennis Championship in Hyderabad. Punjab edged SRM 3‑2, while Chandigarh cruised past Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya 3‑0. Other universities also posted strong wins
Hyderabad: Punjab University and Chandigarh University entered the quarterfinals of the All India Inter‑university Inter‑zonal Table Tennis Championship for men at Vignana Jyothi Institute of Arts and Science (Bachupally) here on Sunday.
Punjab University scored a 3‑2 win against SRM University with Swetha putting up an impressive show against SRM’s Tanuja and Shravani, while Chandigarh recorded a 3‑0 win against Hemchand Vishwavidyalaya (Durg).
The results:
University of Madras w/o MIT World Peace University, Pune.
Chandigarh University bt Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Durg 3‑0 (Riddhika bt Abhigya Kanoje 11‑2, 11‑7, 11‑4; Hardee bt Dipti Mandavi 11‑5, 11‑5, 11‑2; Kaashvi bt Pragya Pathak 11‑9, 12‑10, 11‑7).
University of Mumbai bt LN Mithila University, Darbhanga 3‑2 (Arya Songadkar bt Diksa Biswas 14‑12, 11‑5, 5‑11, 11‑4; Rutuja bt Ananya 11‑9, 11‑7, 11‑13, 11‑9; Riya lost to Poulami 3‑11, 9‑11, 5‑11; Rutuja bt Diksa 14‑12, 11‑7, 8‑11, 9‑11, 11‑9; Arya Songadkar bt Ananya 11‑5, 11‑8, 12‑10).
University of Madras got walkover from University of Calcutta.
Anna University, Chennai bt Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Durg 3‑0 (Ekantika bt Anugrah Choudhary 11‑4, 11‑4, 11‑3; Cathrin bt Abhigya 11‑4, 11‑5, 11‑6; Hritika bt Pragya 11‑9, 11‑7, 11‑8).
Chandigarh University, Mohali bt Savitribai Phule University, Pune 3‑1 (Riddhima lost to Mukta Dalvi 11‑13, 11‑6, 10‑12, 11‑8, 12‑10; Hardee bt Mitali 11‑9, 11‑4, 11‑6; Saanvi bt Swapnali 11‑4, 11‑6, 6‑11, 7‑11, 11‑9; Hardee bt Mukta 11‑9, 11‑8, 5‑11, 11‑3).
University of Mumbai bt Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar 3‑0 (Aarthi bt Arya 11‑6, 11‑6, 11‑9; Disha bt Rutuja 11‑9, 11‑5, 11‑7; Vartica bt Bhoomi 11‑4, 11‑6, 11‑5).
