Maria, Sreehari lift TT titles

Kochi: Maria Rony of Canara Bank and Sree Hari KS of Champs TT Academy, Palakkad bagged the senior women's and men's titles, respectively in the 65th YMCA E John Philipose Memorial All Kerala Open Prize Money Ranking Table Tennis Tournament held at Alappuzha on Sunday. In the final India international Maria defeated Seraha Shella Jacob of SDV TT Academy, Alappuzha 4-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-8, 11-7, while Sreehari who lost the first two games made a stunning comeback to beat Amir Afthab of SDV 5-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.
In the boys' U-19 final, Jayanth RS of Calicut Table Tennis Center beat Anokh G Nair of TT Regional Coaching Centre, Thiruvananthapuram 3-1 while Pranathi P Nair of Exito Table Tennis Academy, Thiruvananthapuram lifted the girls' title defeating Tisha S Mundenkurian in straight sets.
Results: Final: Men: Sreehari KS (Champs TTA) bt Amir Afthab (SDVTTA) (5-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7): Women: Maria Rony (Canara Bank) bt Seraha Sheela Jacob (SDVTTA) ( 4-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-8, 11-7); U17: boys: Gowri Sankar (Champs TTA Palakkad) bt Muhammed Noufil A (Champs TTA Palakkad) (11-9, 11-8, 14-12), Girls: Edwina Edward (SN Trust Kollam) bt Tisha S Mundankurian (CGRTTA, Thrissur) (7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9); U19 Girls: Pranathi P Nair (Exito TTA, T'puram) bt Tisha S Mundenkurian (CGRTTA, Thrissur) (11-8, 11-3, 11-4) Pranathi P Nair (Exito TTA, T'puram) bt Tisha S Mundenkurian (CGRTTA, Thrissur) (11-4, 11-6, 12-14, 5-11, 12-10)