State TT: Wesley, Urmila win double crown
The finals of the Adv. Madhav Rao state open Table Tennis championships, organized by Goa Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in collaboration with Sports Authority of Goa (SAG), saw a display of some exquisite and intense table tennis played by every player.
There was the true competitive spirit, which was evident from the very first match, in the Mini Cadet (girls) category where Tanisi Kirtani overcame Abigail Cunha 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7. The good showing continued in the Mini Cadet (boys) category when Vadic Srivastava defeated Atharva Nadkarni 11-7, 11-3, 11-8 to take the crown.
The Cadet (girls) category saw the enthusiastic Abigail Cunha lose to Urmila Mense 5-11, 3-11, 7-11 while in the Cadet (boys) final Wesley DoRosario (Fomento Resources) put it across Varun Gangodkar 11-3, 11-6, 11-5
The Sub Junior (girls) final had its moments of excitement, but eventually ended up in favour of Urmila Mense who beat the energetic Tanisi Kirtani 11-7, 11-7, 11-7. The Sub Junior (boys) category witnessed the match that added fervency to the excitement of the proceedings when Wesley DoRosario (Fomento Resources) surprised Yash Salgaocar 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 12-10 with some perceptive table tennis.
Gayatri Talavdekar beat Eleanor DoRosario 6-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-7 in the Junior (Girls) category while Tejas Shevde got the better of Krishal Peres da Silva 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 in the Junior (Boy) final.
The Ladies final was a five set thriller with Alisha Alfonso finally taking the honours when she overcame the pressure by Nyssa Alvares to win 6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7
The Men final saw some excellent rallies with Adarsh P and Diljeet Velingkar giving in their best. Eventually Adarsh got the better of a spirited Diljeet 11-2, 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 19-17.
Vishnu Colvalkar a former Goa number one in table tennis and presently Assistant Commissioner of Customs serving in Chennai, was the chief guest. He even took to the bat and played a few shots at the first opportunity he got to get to the table. The other managing members of the GTTA present were Vero Nunes (president), Ashok Mahambre (secretary), Nitin Usgaokar (joint secretary), Subhash Pandit (treasurer) and Lenie DoRosario (member). It was a rare sight to see so many players of the 70s and 80s sitting together on the dais and applauding while watching some good table tennis displayed by the youngsters. They also distributed prizes to the winners. Nisha Mahambrey was felicitated by the president of GTTA for numerous services rendered to the association.
Secretary Ashok Mahambre welcomed the guests while the president Vero Nunes proposed the vote of thanks. He also announced the cadet and sub-junior team that will represent Goa at the upcoming nationals to be held at Kochi. Colin Savio Coelho compered the event.
GOA CADET AND SUB-JUNIOR TT TEAM SELECTED FOR NATIONALS
GTTA President Vero Nunes announced the names of the players who will represent Goa at the Cadets (boys and girls) and Sub Junior (boys and girls) nationals to be held at Kochi.
Goa Team
Cadet (girls)
Tanisi Kirtani
Prutha Parrikar
Urmila Mense
Anushka Hammanavar
Cadet (boys)
Wesley DoRosario (Fomento Resources)
Sidhanth Parekh
Varun Gangodkar
Rutuj Sonawane
Sub Juniors (girls)
Tanisi Kirtani
Urmila Mense
Abigail Cunha
Arantxa Noronha
Sub Junior (boys)
Yash Salgaocar
Wesley DoRosario (Fomento Resources)
Pranav Naik
Sidhanth Parekh
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