New Delhi, December 17: Petroleum Academy’s Abhishek
Yadaav defeated team mate Birdie Boro 4-1 to take the Junior Boys singles title
while North Bengal’s Sagarika Mukherjee blanked out Delhi’s Riti Shankar 4-0 to
annex the Junior Girls’ crown at the Vatika North Zone National Ranking Table
Tennis Championships at the Hansraj Model School hall here on Tuesday.
Though the score-line in the final between Abhishek and
Birdie tells a one-sided story, the latter played superbly, particularly saving
four match points in the fourth game, to match his opponent stroke for stroke,
besides indulging in excellent rallies. Yet, the superiority of Abhishek and,
of course, his experience came to the fore in the final analysis.
However, the Junior Girls’ final was a complete washout for
the Delhi girl
as Sagarika taught a lesson how to play around the table, executing both her
forehand and backhand with equal felicity.
In the men’s singles, unseeded Jignesh Jaiswal, who beat
top-seed V. Nitin, moved into the semifinals, along with Sanil Shetty, G.
SAthiyan and Sourav Saha. Nitin, who got the top billing in the absence
of top paddlers, has failed to use the golden chance to emerge the champion.
In the women’s fare, Poloumi Ghatat, Ankita Das, Madhurika
Patkar and Manika Batra entered the semifinals. But the other Delhi girl, Neha Aggarwal was not fortunate
as she lost tamely to Ankita Das.
Earlier, both Poulomi Ghatak and Mouma Das escaped
pre-quarterfinal defeats by the skin of their teeth. Poulomi had to summon all
her experience to outwit Krittwicka Sinha Roy after being down 0-3 while Mouma
was let off the hook by Reeth Rishya, who was leading 10-6 in the decider after
the scores were level at 3-3. Mouma won 9-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5, 12-11, 11-5,
12-10.
Poulomi, almost on the verge of losing out to a younger
opponent, played her best match of the season but credit must go to Krittwicka,
who first toyed with the former national champion before being subdued 3-4.
Poulomi won 9-11, 8-11, 6-11, 11-2, 11-9, 11-4, 11-7.
Points docked
Reigning national champion and No. 1 seed K Shamini, who
skipped the zonal, has been docked 20 ranking points after she failed to inform
the federation about her non-availability in time. According to competition
manager Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer, Shamini’s intimation came after the women’s
singles draw was made. “Her entry was received through PSPB and was put in the
draw with proper seeding. But her withdrawal came much after the draw was taken
out. And as per guidelines, we have to deduct 20 points since she had failed to
inform us well in advance,” said Iyer.
Results:
Junior Boys: Final: Abhishek Yadav bt Birdie Boro 4-1
(11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 11-4);Semifinals: Birdie Boro bt Lalrinpuia 4-1
(11-5, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10), Abhisehk Yadav bt Anirban Ghosh 4-3 (7-11,
11-, 8-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9).
Junior Girls: Final: Sagarika Mukherjee bt Riti Shankar
4-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6);Semifinals: Sagarika Mukherjee bt Yukti Roshini
4-1 (7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6, 11-2), Riti Shankar bt Sreeja Akula 4-1 (11-6,
11-5 4-11, 11-4, 11-8).
Youth Girls: Semifinals: Suthirtha Mukherjee bt T.
Reeth Rishya 4-3 (11-7, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8), Manika Batra bt
Krittwicka Sinha Roy 4-0 (13-11, 11-7, 15-13, 11-4).
Men: Quarterfinals: Jignesh Jaiswal bt Vivek Bhargava
4-1 (11-, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6), G. Sathiyan bt Anirban Nandi 4-2 (7-11, 11-7,
8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8), Sanil Shetty bt Devesh Karia 4-1 (11-6, 11-1, 8-11,
11-6, 14-12), Sourav Saha bt Subhajit Saha 4-1 (5-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7).
Women: Quarterfinals: Polumi Ghatak bt Charvi Kawle 4-0
(11-5, 10-12, 11-8, 11-5), Madhurika Patkar bt Mouma Das 4-1 (11-9, 7-11, 11-3,
11-5, 13-11), Manika Batra bt Pooja Sahasrabudhe 4-3 (11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 11-4,
11-4, 5-11, 11-9), Ankita Das bt Neha Aggarwal 4-1 (11-5, 11-6, 4-11, 11-8,
11-9).
A TTFI Press release
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