MAPUSA: Aaron Farias set up a title clash with Khushal Naik in Cadet Boys finals while Trisha Verlekar will meet Ruchi Kirtani in Cadet Girls finals, of the Rotary Geno All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament organised by Rotary Club of Mapusa in collaboration with Goa Table Tennis Association & SAG, at TT Hall, Peddem Sports complex, on Wednesday.
In Cadet Boys semi finals, top seed Aaron Farias had it easy against Akshan Lawande, winning 3-0.
Khushal Naik too hardly broke into a sweat while registering a facile 3-0 win over Atharva Dhulapkar in the other semis.
In Cadet Girls semi finals, Trisha Verlekar dropped a set before prevailing over Galya Fernandes 3-1.
The other semi finals was a thrilling encounter with Ruchi Kirtani edging past Leoma Fernandes in an upset 3-2 win.
Cadet girls quarter-finals: Trisha Verlekar bt Riya Gopi 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-3); Galya Fernandes bt Samaira Soares 3-0 (11-2, 14-12, 11-5); Ruchi Kirtani bt Pradnya Caro 3-0 (11-3, 12-10, 11-6).
Leoma Fernandes bt Ridhima Naik 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-2).
Cadet boys quarter-finals: Aaron Farias bt Rishan Shaikh 3-1 (11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-4); Akshan Lawande bt Darren Duarte 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6); Fynn Gonsalves bt Siddhant Parsekar 3-1 (11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8); Khushal Naik bt Atharva Dhulapkar 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-4).
Cadet girls semi-finals: Trisha Verlekar bt Galya Fernandes 3-1 (11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8); Ruchi Kirtani bt Leoma Fernandes 3-2 (11-3, 10-12, 11-13, 11-8, 11-7).
Cadet boys semi-finals: Aaron Farias bt Akshan Lawande 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-7); Khushal Naik bt Fynn Gonsalves 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-3).
