TEAM HERALD
PANJIM: The finals of BPS major ranking table-tennis tournament will be held on August 24 at BPS Club, Margao from 4 p.m.
Young and enthusiastic Tanisi Kirtani (BPS) entered the finals in cadets, sub-juniors, juniors and ladies categories while Naguesh Verenkar (BPS) will vie for the top honours in the mini-cadet and cadet boys category. Wesley do Rosario (Fomento Resources) will also compete for top honours.
Results: Junior boys quarters: Wesley do Rosario bt Mandar Joshi 11-7, 12-10, 11-5; Kewal Tamankar lost to Rutuz Sonawane 7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 9-11; Yash Naik bt Varun Gangodkar 11-8, 11-7, 11-5; Siddhant Parekh bt Shubham Mengane 11-4, 11-4,11-4. Semi-finals: Yash Naik bt Siddhant Parekh 12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 9-11, 13-11.
Junior girls quarters: Urmila Mense bt Akshata Naik 11-7, 11-7, 11-7; Isha Bhandari bt Aranxha Noronha 5-11, 14-16, 11-5, 11-3, 13-11; Roshni Gopani bt Utkarsh Shiwani 11-3, 11-6, 11-3; Tanisi Kirtani bt Kefira Rodrigues 12-10, 11-5, 11-7. Semis: Urmila Mense bt Isha Bhandare 5-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6; Tanisi Kirtani (BPS) bt Roshni Gopani 12-14, 5-11, 5-11.
Ladies quarters: Divya D’Mello bt Isha Bhandare 11-6, 11-5, 11-6; Urmila Mense bt Eleanor do Rosario 11-3, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8; Alisha Alphonso bt Kefira Rodrigues 11-8, 11-6, 12-10; Tanisi Kirtani (BPS) bt Utkarsha Shivani 11-6, 11-5, 11-7. Semis: Divya D’Mello bt Urmila Mense 11-8, 2-11, 11-8, 11-8; Tanisi Kirtani (BPS) bt Alisha Alphonso 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 8-11, 11-6.
