Nithin, Kowshika clinch titles

CHENNAI: V Nithin Thiruvengadam and V Kowshika clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the 4th TNTTA state-ranking tournament that ended on Sunday. The tournament was hosted by the Ranipet District Table Tennis Association at the SDAT AKG Hall in the city here.

RESULTS: Final: Men: V Nithin Thiruvengadam (BOB) bt Prabhakaran (SRSA) 4-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-2, 11-9); Boys Under-19: Preyesh Suresh Raj (RTTHPC) bt K Karthikeyan 4-1 (7-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-4, 11-4); Boys Under-17: Preyesh Suresh Raj (RTTHPC) bt MR Balamurugan 4-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9); Boys Under-15: Nikkhil Menon (MST) bt K Umesh (RTTHPC) 4-3 (6-11, 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9); Boys Under-13: Vishruth Ramakrishnan (MST) bt R Akash Rajavelu (Jawahar) 3-1 (11-3, 12-10, 7-11, 13-11); Boys Under-11: S Rithwik (DTTA) bt K Mugunthan (MST) 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-5).Women: V Kowshika (Jawahar) bt N Deepika (ICF) 4-0 (11-9, 12-10, 11-8, 11-9); Girls Under-19: Nalene Amrutha bt M Hansini (MST) 4-3 (5-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5); Girls Under-17: V Mouriya Dharshini bt M Hansini (MST) 4-1 (3-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8); Girls Under-15: N Sharvani (MC) bt Jiya Bhandari (CTTF) 4-1 (11-6, 11-3, 9-11, 11-7, 11-3); Girls Under-13: MR Moksha (MVM) bt Harini Shree (SSHI) 3-2 (7-11, 13-15, 11-2, 11-2, 11-7); Girls Under-11: G Varnika (MVM) bt S Jaisri 3-1 (8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7).Veteran: R Rajesh bt Sharath Sankar 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-4)