Men's +50 singles runner-up Chaitanya Tarcar, winner Ajit Ghatkar and third-placed Milind Salkar.
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MARGAO
Ajit Ghatkar won three titles at the Sarsangan table tennis tournament organised by Saraswat Sports Sangh Charitable Trust at SAG Indooor Hall, Fatorda.
Ghatkar won the titles in men's singles +50, men's doubles +40 and men's doubles +50 categories. In men's singles +50 category, Ghatkar got the better of Chaitanya Tarcar 11-2, 11-4, 11-3 in the final. Milind Salkar beat Prashant Kaisare in a 5-set thriller to clinch the 3rd place with a 5-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9 win. Pratosh Kelekar, Girish Sanvordekar, Anup Mopkar and Balkrishna Hodarkar reached the last eight.
Ghatkar combined with Gourish Burye to win the men's doubles +40 category. In the final, they edged out Shriganesh Karande and Venkatesh Dharwadkar 12-10, 11-3, 11-2. Sumukh Kamat and Girish Sanvordekar clinched the 3rd place with a win over Shailesh Miskin and Gaurish Agni. The teams of Bhalchandra Gaitonde & Vibhav Pai, Gaurish Borkar & Anup Mopkar, Dr Shailesh Kamat & Parag Kamat made it to the quarterfinals.
In the men's doubles +50 category, Ajit Ghatkar and Prashant Kaisare beat Rajendra Naik and Vishnu Colwalkar in the finals in a closely fought match, winning 11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 11-8. Suresh Karapurkar and Mayur Sawkar clinched the 3rd place beating Vinay Sakhardande and Chaitanya Tarcar 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 14-12. The pairs of Dr Shailesh Kamat & Dinesh Virginkar, Anup Mopkar & Pratosh Kelekar, Sanjeev Dalvi & Avdhut Kuvelkar, Milind Salkar & Amar Salkar reached the quarterfinals.
Gourish Burye won the men's singles +40 category title with a 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 win over Siddharth Borkar. Gautam Dalal edged out Gaurish Agni to clinch the third place. Deep Bhende, Girish Sanvordekar, Sriganesh Karande and Rajendra Naik made it to the last eight.
