TN score facile win

Battling Punjab rally to prevail over Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu hardly broke sweat in their 25-12, 25-08, 25-11 victory in Pool A.
In Pool B, Punjab rallied to beat Maharashtra 27-29, 25-15, 25-21, 25-23. Punjab, who lost the first set after a tough battle then went on to claim the second set 25-15. Maharashtra boys put up a steady fight in the next two sets. But Punjab held on to pocket the third and fourth sets 25-21 and 25-23 respectively to win the match.

Results: Boys: Pool A: Manipur bt Gujarat 25-19, 18-25, 25-18, 25-21; Tamil Nadu bt Goa 25-12, 25-08, 25-11; Uttarakhand bt Delhi 25-23, 25-12, 25-18.

Pool B: Punjab bt Maharashtra 27-29, 25-15, 25-21, 25-23; Uttar Pradesh bt Madhya Pradesh 25-18, 25-18, 25-20.

Pool C: Andhra Pradesh bt Orissa 21-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-14.
Pool D: Jammu & Kashmir bt Tripura 25-07, 25-08, 25-08; Assam bt Chhattisgarh 25-22, 25-10, 25-15; West Bengal bt Pondicherry 22-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-12; Assam bt Pondicherry 25-09, 25-17, 25-13.

Girls: Pool B: West Bengal bt Tripura 25-04, 25-01, 25-10.
Pool C: Assam bt Bihar 25-10, 25-20, 25-14.

Pool D: Uttar Pradesh bt Chhattisgarh 25-04, 25-10, 25-05, Maharashtra bt Orissa 25-09, 25-11, 25-20; Andhra Pradesh bt Jharkhand 25-09, 25-11, 25-18.