Railways got the better of Karnataka 25-22, 25-19, 25-20 in 50 minutes. TN and Haryana men posted contrasting victories in their Group B matches.

TN won comfortably against Uttarakhand 25-14, 25-16, 25-14 while Haryana had to toil hard before beating Kerala 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 15-8.

In a Group C encounter, Chhattisgarh registered a hard-fought 17-25, 25-13, 25-12, 25-19 win over Jharkhand.

Chattisgarh, who had scored a convincing 25-8, 25-8, 25-12 win against Andaman and Nicobar on Monday, lost the first set but made up for the loss by clinching the next three sets in a match that lasted 70 minutes.

In the women’s category, Delhi, who had defeated Uttarkhand on Monday, posted a resounding 25-7, 25-17, 25-14 win over Bihar in their Group F encounter.
Results: Men: Group A: Railways bt Karnataka 25-22, 25-19, 25-20.

Group B: Tamil Nadu bt Uttarakhand 25-14, 25-16, 25-14; Haryana bt Kerala 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 15-8.

Group C: Chhattisgarh bt Jharkhand 17-25, 25-13, 25-12, 25-19; West Bengal bt Andaman and Nicobar (25-16, 25-9, 25-18). Group D: Uttar pradesh bt Himachal Pradesh 25-17, 25-21, 25-18; Chandigarh bt Madhya Pradesh (25-23, 25-21, 19-25, 25-23).
Group E: Andhra Pradesh bt Gujarat 25-15, 25-20, 25-18; Orissa bt Jammu & Kashmir (25-17, 25-23, 25-11).  Group F: Maharashtra w/o Pondicherry; Delhi bt Bihar 25-20, 25-16, 25-13.

Women: Group B: West Bengal bt Chandigarh 25-21, 25-19, 25-15; Kerala bt Tamil Nadu 25-10, 25-13, 25-22. Group E: Chhattisgarh w/o Pondicherry; Uttar Pradesh bt Gujarat 25-11, 25-8, 25-6. Group F: Delhi bt Bihar 25-7, 25-17, 25-14; MP bt Uttarakhand 25-13, 25-15, 25-10.