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PANJIM: Shantesh Mapsekar covered every inch of the table and gave the fans a treat on his way to the finals as he defeated Nilay Kamat (9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-6) in the semi-finals in the U-16 sub junior boys category, at the Polygon Hall at Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias in Miramar.
Shantesh will battle it out against Nagesh Verekar for the U-16 Sub Junior Boys title. Nagesh played a brilliant match against Jayz Gomes and triumphed with a score of 11-6, 11-6, 11-7.
While in the U-18 junior girls category Prutha Parrikar defeated Sanisha Shetye (11-9, 7-11, 15-13 12-14, 11-8). Prutha will meet Taniya Patil who defeated Aditi Chadaonkar with a remarkable score of 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 in a one sided match.
Taniya defeated Simran Kubal (11-2, 11-1, 11-3) securing her spot in the tournament, whereas Sanisha Shetye was competitive throughout the competition. With great determination Sanisha defeated Aditi Chodankar 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-6 to proceed to the final.
