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PANJIM: Anaya Shukla and Shaurya Dessai stormed into the final of U-11 Girls category in the Ulhas Jewellers BPS All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 2025 on the opening day organised by the BPS Sports Club in association with the Goa Table Tennis Association, at the Multipurpose Stadium, Fatorda, on Monday.
Earlier in the quarter-finals, Anaya, Tvisha and Shaurya moved ahead with the dominant 3-0 performances over Tasha Mascarenhas, Radha Dessai and Claire George, while Sanaz progressed via a walkover from Sailee Talaulicar. In the U-15 girls quarter-finals, top seed Ishita Colaso breezed past Aayushi Amonkar in straight sets, while Samaira Verlekar fought hard to edge out Tisha Shaikh in a close 3-2 battle.
Anaya Srivastava and Aarna Lotlikar (seeded two) also secured their spots in the semi-finals with solid 3-1 wins over Gianna Maria George and Sachi R Dessai, respectively. With a strong turnout and high-level performances on Day 1, the tournament promises to build momentum as the boys’ categories take centrestage on Tuesday.