Sub-Jr final of State TT, Day 2

 Photo:- The champion Pritha Vartikar of Pune proudly poses with the Sub-junior girls’ singles trophy.

Pune girl Pritha overcomes TSTTA’s Ananya in tense final

Mumbai, January 20:

Pritha Vartikar of Pune showed strong fighting qualities to quell the spirited fight from local challenger Ananya Chande (TSTTA) and claim the Sub-junior girls singles title in the Dr. Ramesh Prabhoo Memorial 82^nd Maharashtra State Table Tennis Championship organized by The Suburban District Table Tennis Association and played at the Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, Vile Parle, Mumbai on Wednesday.

In well-contested and thrilling final, both Pritha and Ananya played their hearts out and the contest went to the wire with the former managing to win by recording an 8-11, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5, 15-13, 10-12 and 11-6 win.

Earlier in the last four round encounters, Ananya got the better of Jennifer Verghese of Nagpur in a long drawn 7-game encounter winning at 8-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-5, 11-7, 9-11 and 11-5 to seal her place in the final. However, Ananya’s teammate Mukta Dalvi was not successful in her semi-final tie against Pune’s Pritha Vartikar and went down fighting. The Pune girl played steadily to overcome Mukta by a 5-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9 and 12-10 match scores.

The summit clash witnessed long rallies and Pritha and Ananya had to slug it out to earn their points. Playing in familiar surroundings, Ananya made a promising start by winning the first and third games to enjoy a 2-1 lead. But her opponent from Pune managed to grab a close second game and then comfortably won the fourth to level scores. Pritha then snatched a tight fifth game to take a crucial 3-2 advantage.

Ananya showed great character in the sixth, which she won over extra points. Trailing 2-7 Ananya drew level at 8-all and went on to hold two game points which Pritha managed to save and extend the game into extra points. The Mumbai girl won the next two points to win the tense sixth and force the decider. In the deciding seventh game Pritha played with more aggression while Ananya made quite a few unforced errors which allowed the former to win the game and close out the match for a satisfying triumph.

Results - Quarter-finals: Jennifer Verghese (NGP) beat Tanisha Kotecha (NSK) 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 1-11, 11-5; Ananya Chande (TSTTA) beat Keisha Jhaveri (MCD) 11-5, 11-5, 13-11; Mukta Dalvi (TSTTA) beat Sayali Wani (NSK) 11-9, 4-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-4; Pritha Vartikar (PNA) beat Risha Mirchandani (TSTTA) 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 13-11.

Semi-finals: Ananya Chande (TSTTA) beat Jennifer Verghese (NGP) 8-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5; Paritha Vartikar (PNA) beat Mukta Dalvi (TSTTA) 5-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10.

Finals: Pritha Vartikar (PNA) beat Ananya Chande (TSTTA) 8-11, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5, 15-13, 10-12, 11-6.

पुण्याच्या प्रिथाकडून अंतिम सामन्यात टीएसटीटीएची अनन्या पराभूत

मुंबई, 20 जानेवारी

पुण्याच्या प्रिथा वर्तीकरने अनन्या चांदेला (टीएसटीटीए) पराभूत करत मुंबई उपनगर जिल्हा टेबल टेनिस असोसिएशन आयोजित रमेश प्रभू स्मृती 82 व्या महाराष्ट्र राज्य टेबल टेनिस अजिंक्यपद स्पर्धेच्या दुसऱ्या दिवशी मुलींच्या सब ज्युनियर एकेरी गटाचे जेतेपद मिळवले. या स्पर्धेचे आयोजन विले पार्ले येथील प्रबोधनकार ठाकरे क्रीडा संकुल येथे करण्यात आले आहे.

 अंतिम सामन्यात प्रिथा आणि अनन्या यांमध्ये चांगली चुरस पहायला मिळाली. या सामन्यात प्रिथाने 8-11, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5, 15-13, 10-12, 11-6 असा विजय मिळवत जेतेपदावर शिक्कामोर्तब केले.

त्यापूर्वी झालेल्या उपांत्य फेरीच्या लढतीत अनन्या नागपूरच्या जेनिफर वर्गीसला चुरशीच्या झालेल्या सात गेमपर्यंतच्या लढतीत 8-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5 असे नमविले. तर, अन्य लढतीत पुण्याच्या प्रिथा वर्तीकरने मुक्ता दळवीला 5-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10 असे पराभूत केले.

उपांत्यपूर्व फेरी : 

जेनिफर वर्गीस वि. वि. तनिशा कोटेचा 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 1-11, 11-5, अनन्या चांदे वि. वि. केईशा झवेरी 11-5, 11-5, 13-11, मुक्ता दळवी वि. वि. सायली वाणी 11-9, 4-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-4, प्रिथा वर्तीकर वि. वि. रिशा मिरचंदानी 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 13-11

उपांत्य फेरी : 

अनन्या चांदे वि. वि. जेनिफर वर्गीस 8-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, प्रिथा वर्तीकर वि. वि. मुक्ता दळवी 5-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10

अंतिम फेरी : 

प्रिथा वर्तीकर वि. वि. अनन्या चांदे 8-11, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5, 15-13, 10-12, 11-6