PANAJI
The 4th All Goa Naguesh-Sushila Verenkar Memorial Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament, organised by Chandor Club in collaboration with the Goa Table Tennis Association (GTTA), commenced with great fervour at the Chandor Club, Chandor.
The opening day witnessed some thrilling matches in various categories. In the U11 Girls semifinals, Sachi Dessai (1) defeated Sheniz Souza Xavier with a score of 3-0, while Inara D’Souza (2) triumphed over Tisha Shaikh in an extremely tight contest, winning 3-2. Sachi R Dessai will face Inara D’Souza in the U11 Girls finals.
In the U13 Girls semifinals, Ishita Colaso (1) won against Ruhi Nachinolcar with a clean 3-0 score, and Aayushi Amonkar overcame Sachi Dessai with a thrilling 3-1 victory. Ishita Colaso is set to compete with Aayushi Amonkar in the U13 Girls finals.
In the U15 Girls semi-finals, top seed Neeza Kamat defeated Ishita Colaso with a score of 3-0, and Pradnya Caro (2) beat Sanisha Sinha, also with a 3-0 score. Neeza Kamat will meet Pradnya Caro in the U15 Girls finals.
U11 Girls quarterfinals: Sachi R Dessai beat Lyra Fernandes 3-0; Sheniz Souza Xavier beat Anannya Prabhudesai 3-0; Tisha Shaikh beat Anaya Shukla 3-0; Inara D’Souza beat Trisha Kamat 3-0.
U13 Girls quarterfinals: Ishita Colaso beat Vaishnavi Singh 3-0; Ruhi Nachinolcar beat Samaira Verlekar 3-0; Aayushi Amonkar beat Kavyaa Khalap 3-1; Sachi Dessai beat Aarna Lotlikar 3-1.
U15 Girls quarterfinals: Neeza Kamat beat Aarna Lotlikar 3-0; Ishita Colaso beat Shreya Phadte 3-0; Sanisha Sinha beat Samaira Verlekar 3-1; Pradnya Caro beat Priyasha Nadodkar 3-0.
Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by Satish Shinde, a former Goa State Table Tennis player, who was joined by Sudin Verenkar, GTTA President, and Santosh Verenkar, Tournament Director, among other dignitaries.
