BAMBOLIM (GOA)

Individual singles matches commenced at the SP Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Goa with India’s best paddlers, who are participating at the Cadet and Sub Junior Table Tennis Nationals, keeping the spectators glued to their seats with some breathtaking rallies and stroke play. On an action-packed day, Suresh Raj Priyesh (Tamil Nadu), Shantesh Mapsekar (Goa), Ankur Bhatarcharya (West Bengal) and Arnav Aggarval (P.S.P.B A), who are the top 4 India ranked players in cadets boys category, won their respective league matches with ease and are in cruise control to qualify for the main draw. The top seeds in Cadet Girls, Suhana Saini (Haryana), Pitha Vartkar (Maharashtra A), Nehal Venkataswamy (Tamil Nadu) and Arya Sangodkar (Maharashtra A), also had easy outings to more or less ensure their place in the Main Draws. Apart from Shantesh Mapsekar, Goa’s Aarav Aiyar and Trusha Hammanavar registered commanding wins and look all set to qualify, with just one more round to go. Following are the results:

Cadet Boys
Suresh Raj Priyesh (TN) bt Neel Gosavi (MAH B) 3-0
Shantesh Mapsekar (Goa) bt Yash Makwana (Guj) 3-0
Ankur Bhatarcharya (WB) bt Shuarya Mehndiratta (CHD) 3-0
Arnav Aggarval (P.S.P.B A) bt Deeptanshu Gogoi (ASM) 3-0
Aarav Aiyar (Goa) bt Pushkar Sahu (MP) 3-0

Cadet Girls
Suhana Saini (Haryana) bt Vidya Karthik (KRN) 3-1
Pitha Vartkar (Maharashtra A) bt Sharanya Katiyar (DLI) 3-0
Nehal Venkataswamy (Tamil Nadu) bt Prisha Shah (GUJ) 3-1
Arya Sangodkar (Maharashtra A) bt Marianissi Brenda (PON) 3-1
Trusha Hammanavar (Goa) bt Suryanshi Sharma (HP) 3-0
Trusha Hammanavar (Goa) bt Helly Narigara (GUJ) 3-0