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PANJIM: Anaya Shukla and Shaurya Dessai stormed into the final of the U-11 girls singles category on the opening day of the All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament held at the Sports Complex, Ponda, on Thursday.
Anaya defeated Sanaz Shaikh 3-0 in a clinical semi-final performance, while Shaurya ousted Tvisha Kotkar with an identical 3-0 scoreline to set up a high-voltage title clash. Earlier in the quarter-finals, Anaya got past Radha Desai 3-0, Sanaz beat Claire George 3-0, Tvisha overcame Tasha Mascarenhas 3-1 and Shaurya advanced after a walkover.
The tournament organised by Ponda Table Tennis Sports Club in association with the Goa Table Tennis Association marks the revival of major table tennis action in Ponda after a long gap. The opening day featured girls’ matches across age categories. In the U-13 girls section, Aayushi Amonkar, Kavyaa Khalap, Gianna George, Tisha Shaikh, Sachi Dessai, Inara D’Souza, Aarna Lotlikar and Samaira Verlekar marched into the quarter-finals.