PANJIM: St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa won the women’s title and Goa Medical College, Bambolim won the men’s title in Goa University inter-college table tennis championship at Pedem stadium, Mapusa.
St. Xavier’s defeated Goa Medical College 3-1. Najida Shaikh beat Sachi Kerkar 11-6,11-8,11-6; Stuti Shivani beat Abigail Cunha 11-5, 6-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8; Arundhathi Ramesh beat Leona Lobo 11-6, 11-3, 11-2; Najida Shaikh beat Abigail Cunha 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 12-10.
Goa Medical College defeated Don Bosco College, Panjim, 3-0. Maeron Pereira beat Ashwin Kunkolikar 11-8, 11-3, 14-12; Kartik Iyer beat Shounak Paiginkar 11-4,11-3, 11-8; Darin Fernandes beat Laban Menezes 11-6, 11-5, 11-5.
Kartik Iyer and Najida Shaikh were awarded the best player for men and women prizes respectively.
