Sri Kumaran Children Home enter semifinals

Sri Kumaran Children Home advanced to the semifinals after recording an easy 3-0 win over Camlin English School in the senior girls’ quarterfinals of the State level inter-school table tennis championship at the Malleswaram Association here on Monday.

In another last-eight tie, Jain Heritage School defeated Inventure Academy 3-1 to reach the semis.

Meanwhile in the senior boys’ pre-quarters, Camlin English School recorded a 3-1 win over Sri Vidya Mandir to enter the quarterfinals.

In the other pre-quarters ties, Sri Kumaran Children Home (CBSE) overcame Capitol Public School 3-1, Sri Kumaran Children Home beat St. Mary’s Convent school 3-0, Vidya Nikethan school got the  better of Carmel school 3-1, VVD School of Excellence Haliyal defeated Shantinikethan Trust School 3-0, Sri Kumaran Children Home (state) eased past Jain Heritage school 3-1, Milagres High School, Haliyal won against APS Public School 3-0 and Jyothi Kendriya Vidyalaya struggled past St Joseph Boys High School 3-2.

Results: Girls: Senior: Quarterfinals: Sri Kumaran Children Home bt Camlin English School: 3-0 (Kalyani D bt Sushmitha 11-9, 11-6, 11-9; Keethi K bt Sinchana 11-4, 11-6, 11-7; Kalyani/ Keerthi bt Sinchana/ Sushmitha 11-9, 11-6, 11-7); Sri Aurobindo Memorial School bt Innisfree House School 3-0 (Anandamayi bt Riva Sarkar 11-8, 11-6, 11-7; Aditi N Nandi bt Ishitha 11-0, 11-3, 11-9; Ranjani Iyer/ Varchashree bt Riva/ Ishitha 11-5, 11-4, 11-6); Jain Heritage School bt Inventure Academy 3-1 (Kushi bt Vinaya 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-6; Manasi bt Ananya 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9; Vinaya/ Ananya bt Mridulla/ Kushi D 11-2, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4); Kushi bt Ananya 12-10, 4-11, 4-11, 12-10, 11-7); Poorna Pragna Education Centre bt Jyothi Kendriya Vidyalaya 3-1 (Aditi P Joshi bt Harshitha 11-9, 11-9, 11-8; Sharvani Adiga bt Ananya 9-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6; Aditi P Joshi bt Sharvani 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6).

Junior: Quarterfinals: Vidyashilp Academy bt  Deccan International School 3-0 (Ananya bt Karruna G 11-4, 6-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-4; Raina Nara bt Maanya 11-2, 11-4, 11-2; Ananya/ Raina Nara bt Karruna/ Maanya 11-5, 11-6, 11-6); Poorna Pragna Education Centre bt Sri Kumaran’s Children Home 3-2 (Harshitha bt Nikita 11-7, 11-7, 11-6; Trupthi bt Trisha 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-2; Nikita/ Trupthi bt Harshitha/ Trisha 11-5, 11-7, 15-13; Trisha bt Nikita 11-5, 11-4, 11-3; Trupti bt Harshitha 11-8, 11-0, 11-0; St Joseph’s Convent bt  JSS Public School 3-2 (Bhakthi Mannurkar bt Deepika 11-3, 11-5, 11-2; Yashaswini bt Sejal Kanade 11-9, 11-9, 11-8; Bhakthi/ Sejal bt Deepika/ Yashaswini 12-10, 10-12, 12-10, 11-7; Yashaswini bt Bhakthi Mannurkar 11-4, 11-9, 12-10; Sejal Kanade bt Deepika 11-1, 11-3, 11-3); DPS Mangalore bt BBUL Jain Vidyalaya 3-1 (Ishani Harish bt Reshma 11-2, 11-0, 11-0; Swetha bt Saathwika 11-7, 5-11, 11-13, 11-9, 13-11); Ishani/ Saathwika bt Swetha/ Vidyashree 11-3, 11-4, 11-1; Ishani bt Swetha 11-7, 11-8, 11-5, 11-9).