<p>Uttarakhand overcame Manipur in a tough battle to enter the finals in the boys’ section of the 24th Mini-Nationals Volleyball tournament 25-18, 19-25, 25-23, 25-17 here at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Uttrakhand will take on Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, who outclassed the reigning champions Tamil Nadu 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 in the other semifinal.<br /><br />In the girls’ category, West Bengal got the better of hosts Karnataka 25-19, 25-12, 25-10 to reach the title round. They will face Haryana, who rallied from a set down to win 21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-21 against Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />In the boy’s section, the tie started at a frenetic pace, with Manipur grabbing the early lead in the first set, before the boys from Uttrakhand, riding on captain Ankit’s smashing prowess, surged ahead and won it 25-18. The team from northeast made a good comeback in the second set, with their captain Konsam Deepak Singh leading from the front. <br /><br />The third set witnessed some great blockings from both the teams, however, few unforced errors from the Manipuri boys proved costly as they lost it 25-23. <br /><br />The fourth set was all about Uttarakhand as they produced some excellent smashes to claim the game 25-17.<br /><br />Earlier in the day, Karnataka boys went down fighting 25-22, 28-30, 20-25, 25-7, 15-12 against Uttar Pradesh in the quarterfinals. <br /><br />Results: Boys Semifinals: Uttar Pradesh bt Tamil Nadu 25-17, 25-17, 25-17; Uttarakhand bt Manipur 25-18, 19,25, 25-23, 25-17. Quarterfinals: Tamil Nadu bt Rajasthan 30-28, 25-18, 26-24; Uttar Pradesh bt Karnataka 25-22, 28-30, 20-25, 25-7, 15-12; Manipur bt Andhra Pradesh 25-20, 25-19, 25-19; Uttarakhand bt West Bengal 25-16, 25-12, 25-15.<br />Girls: Semifinals: Haryana bt Tamilnadu 21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-21; West Bengal bt Karnataka 25-19, 25-12, 25-10.<br /><br />Quarterfinals: Tamil Nadu bt Rajasthan 16-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-6; Haryana bt Maharashtra 13-25, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22, 15-10; Karnataka bt Telangana 25-10, 25-15, 25-9; West Bengal bt Kerala 25-9, 25-17, 25-12.</p>
<p>Uttarakhand overcame Manipur in a tough battle to enter the finals in the boys’ section of the 24th Mini-Nationals Volleyball tournament 25-18, 19-25, 25-23, 25-17 here at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Uttrakhand will take on Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, who outclassed the reigning champions Tamil Nadu 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 in the other semifinal.<br /><br />In the girls’ category, West Bengal got the better of hosts Karnataka 25-19, 25-12, 25-10 to reach the title round. They will face Haryana, who rallied from a set down to win 21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-21 against Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />In the boy’s section, the tie started at a frenetic pace, with Manipur grabbing the early lead in the first set, before the boys from Uttrakhand, riding on captain Ankit’s smashing prowess, surged ahead and won it 25-18. The team from northeast made a good comeback in the second set, with their captain Konsam Deepak Singh leading from the front. <br /><br />The third set witnessed some great blockings from both the teams, however, few unforced errors from the Manipuri boys proved costly as they lost it 25-23. <br /><br />The fourth set was all about Uttarakhand as they produced some excellent smashes to claim the game 25-17.<br /><br />Earlier in the day, Karnataka boys went down fighting 25-22, 28-30, 20-25, 25-7, 15-12 against Uttar Pradesh in the quarterfinals. <br /><br />Results: Boys Semifinals: Uttar Pradesh bt Tamil Nadu 25-17, 25-17, 25-17; Uttarakhand bt Manipur 25-18, 19,25, 25-23, 25-17. Quarterfinals: Tamil Nadu bt Rajasthan 30-28, 25-18, 26-24; Uttar Pradesh bt Karnataka 25-22, 28-30, 20-25, 25-7, 15-12; Manipur bt Andhra Pradesh 25-20, 25-19, 25-19; Uttarakhand bt West Bengal 25-16, 25-12, 25-15.<br />Girls: Semifinals: Haryana bt Tamilnadu 21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-21; West Bengal bt Karnataka 25-19, 25-12, 25-10.<br /><br />Quarterfinals: Tamil Nadu bt Rajasthan 16-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-6; Haryana bt Maharashtra 13-25, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22, 15-10; Karnataka bt Telangana 25-10, 25-15, 25-9; West Bengal bt Kerala 25-9, 25-17, 25-12.</p>
