Canara Bank Cup - State Ranking TT Tourney: Varun, Niharika triumph

Varun B. Kashyap (SBTTA) and A. Niharika (MSSTTA) hogged the limelight by clinching the Cadet Boys and Girls Singles titles on the inaugural day of the 'Canara Bank Cup' Karnataka State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament conducted by MDTTA at the University Gymnasium Hall here yesterday. In the Cadet Boys Singles final, Varun beat M. Pradhan (PSTTA) 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 while in the Cadet Girls Singles final, A. Nikarika beat Farha Tahseena (SBTTA) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 to win the titles. Results Cadet Boys — Final: Varun B. Kashyap (SBTTA) bt M. Pradhan (PSTTA) 11-5, 11-6, 11-2; Semi-finals: Varun B. Kashyap bt Abhinav K. Murthy (SBTTA) 11-8, 11-3, 11-6, M. Pradhan bt Siddant Vasan (Check Mate) 15-13, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8; Quarter-finals: Varun B. Kashyap bt  Hrishik N. Urs (PSTTA) 11-2, 11-4, 11-9, Abhinav K. Murthy (SBTTA) bt Shashanth Ramaswamy (MSSTA) 11-5, 11-6, 11-3, M. Pradhan (PSTTA) bt Sreejith (SBTTA) 11-8, 11-9, 16-14, Siddant Vasan (Check Mate) bt K. Ayush 5-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6. Cadet Girls — Final: A. Niharika (MSSTTA) bt Farha Tahseena (SBTTA) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8; Semi-finals: A. Niharika bt Rutu Pandith (BNM) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4, Farha Tahseena (BNM) 11-8, 11-5, 11-6; Quarter-finals: A. Niharika bt H.A. Pranavi (GMTTA) 13-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, Rutu Pandith bt Saanvi Mandekar (BTTA) 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 15-13, Saanvi Pandith (BNM) bt Sanskritha Shivaprasad (Check Mate) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4, Farha Tahseena bt Neeti Agarwal (MSSTTA) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7.