Karnataka women knocked hosts Rajasthan out of the 56th Senior National Volleyball championship after winning the play-off encounter 3-1 at the Sawai Man Singh Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.

Karnataka inched closer to a quarterfinal place securing a 25-9, 25-20, 18-25, 25-17 win, thereby moving to the last-eight qualifying stage. The hosts’ efforts to stage a comeback met with a stern response as Karnataka did not let them build on the third set win.

Punjab women came from behind to beat Bihar 21-25, 25-16, 25-8, 25-8. In the men’s section, Chhattisgarh pipped Uttar Pradesh 25-22, 25-19, 25-15.

In their last league match, defending champions Railways defeated Karnataka 25-17, 25-17, 25-27, 25-15 while Rajasthan beat Himachal Pradesh 25-20, 25-15, 25-17.

Other results:
Men: Puducherry beat Jharkhand 3-1; Uttar Pradesh beat Chandigarh 3-2; Andhra Pradesh beat Bihar 3-0; Orissa beat Andman and Nicobar 3-0; Chhattisgarh beat West Bengal 3-0; Assam beat Delhi 3-0.

Women: Kerala beat Tamilnadu 25-14, 25-8,25-13; Madhya Pradesh beat Jharkhand 25-21, 25-18, 25-16; Andhra beat Delhi 25-17, 25-19, 25-13.