JOIN USThe men, who despite their poor form entered the last-eight, went down to Tamil Nadu 20-25, 22-25, 20-25 to crash out of the event in the quarterfinals.
However, the women, who have been in good form right through the tournament, overcame Andhra Pradesh 25-20, 21-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-7 in a tightly-contested match to storm into the semifinals.
They will be joined by Railways, West Bengal and Kerala in the last-four stage.
Results (all quarterfinals): Men: Tamil Nadu bt Karnataka 25-20, 25-22, 25-20; Railways bt Services 14-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-21; Kerala bt Haryana 25-19, 25-23, 25-15.
Women: Railways bt Himachal Pradesh 25-18, 25-14, 25-9; West Bengal bt Tamil Nadu 25-19, 25-14, 25-20; Karnataka bt Andhra Pradesh 25-20, 21-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-7; Kerala bt Uttar Pradesh 25-15, 25-22, 25-17.