Mallika moves up; Kadambari, Saveri, Udar bow out in State Ranking TT tournament

NAGPUR: It was a disappointing opeing day for the city paddlers in the Second Maharashtra State Ranking Table Tennis tournament, organized by the Nagpur District Table Tennis Association (NDTTA), at the Nagpur University Subhedar Hall here on Friday.
Barring Mallika Bhandarkar, almost all the local players crashed out on the first day itself. Sixth seed Mallika thrashed Shubhada Chondekar of Pune 11/4, 11/3, 11/2 in the women's singles second round encounter.
Second seed Shruti Amrute of Thane downed city girl Saveri Rathod 11/4, 11/7, 11/4, while another city lass Ruchita Panbude was shown the door by top seed Srushti Haleangadi of Mumbai Suburban.
City's challenge also ended in the men's singles, youth boys and youth girls quite miserably. In the youth boys section, Nagpur's Kaustubh Udar was ousted by third seed Siddhesh Pande of Thane 9-11, 6-11, 11-13, 6-11.
Kadambari Bhandarkar lost to third seed Mansi Chiplunar in four games in the youth girls category.
Earlier, chairman of Nagpur Nagrik Sahakari Bank Sanjay Bhende inaugurated the five-day tourney. NDTTA president Deepak Dhote, secretary Ashutosh Potnis, director of Department of Sports and Physical Education Kalpana Jadhav, Prafull Nandedkar and corportor Sanjay Bangale were present on the occasion.
RESULTS
Youth boys (Pre-QFs): 1-Sanish Ambekar (THN) bt Sanat Bokil (PNA) 11/1, 11/8, 11/9, 12/10; Yugandh Zende (THN) bt Jignesh Rahatwal (MSD) 8/11, 11/5, 5/11, 11/8, 13/11, 3/11, 11/9; Jash Dalvi (THN) bt Bhavitavya Shah (MSD) 13/11, 11/4, 8/11, 9/11, 11/8, 11/7; 4-Mandar Hardikar (MSD) bt Ashwin Subramanian (MSD) 11/7, 11/6, 11/4, 11/9; 3-Siddhesh Pande (THN) bt Kaustubh Udar (NGP) 11/9, 11/6, 13/11, 11/6; Shaurya Pednekar (MSD) bt Gaurav Lohapatre (PNA) 11/9, 11/3, 9/11, 11/3, 12/14, 11/5; Regan Albuquerque (MSD) bt Tejas Kamble (THN) 11/9, 11/7, 7/11, 12/10, 11/5; 2-Shubham Ambre (MCD) bt Archit Bhadkarkar (NSK) 11/8, 11/4, 9/11, 11/4, 5/11, 14/12.
Youth girls (Pre-QFs): 1- Srushti Haleangadi (MSD) bt Revati Mahajan (THN) 11/5, 11/5, 11/6, 11/7; 9-Vidhi Dhoot (MSD) bt 8-Anushka Chavhan (NSK) 11/8, 11/9, 11/7, 11/4; 5-Shreya Deshpande bt Vidhi Shah (MSD) 11/3, 11/3, 13/11, 11/3; 4-Shruti Amrute (THN) bt Aditi Sinha (MSD) 11/6, 11/7, 7/11, 12/10, 11/8; 3-Manasi Chiplunkar bt Kadambari Bhandarkar (NGP) 11/9, 11/8, 11/4, 11/5; 6-Disha Hulawle bt Ankita Bhusari (PNA) 11/9, 11/9, 11/5, 12/14, 11/8; Mansi Deshpande (THN) bt Eesha Joshi (PNA) 13/11, 11/5, 11/3, 11/3 2-Ashlesha Trehan (MSD) bt Hiya Doshi (MCD) 11/7, 11/6, 11/6, 11/8.
Women's singles (Round 2): 1-Srushti Haleangadi (MSD) bt Ruchita Panbude (NGP) 11/3, 11/9, 11/6; 16-Janhavi Chemburkar (MSD) bt Hiya Doshi (MCD) 12/10, 11/5, 11/7; 8-Disha Hulawle (THN) bt Gouri Raut (YTL) 11/3, 11/4, 11/2; 5-Shweta Parte (MCD) bt Mamata Prabhu (MSD) 11/7, 3/11, 11/9, 11/9; Prithika Sengupta (PNA) Bt 12-Vidhi Dhoot (MSD) 11/4, 7/11, 11/9, 11/9; 13-Shreya Deshpande (THN) bt Shalmali Mhatre-Gosar (MSD) 11/7, 11/6, 11/8; 4-Ashlesha Trehan (MSD) bt Toral Mandrekar (THN) 11/6, 11/3, 11/4; 3-Charvi Kawle (MSD) bt Eesha Joshi (PNA) 11/6, 11/6, 11/8; 14-Anushka Chavhan (NSK) bt Revati Mahajan (THN) 11/8, 11/6, 11/9; 11-Mrunmayee Mhatre (MSD) bt Manasi Chiplunkar (MCD) 11/8, 11/7, 11/3; 6-Mallika Bhandarkar (NGP) bt Shubhada Chondekar (PNA) 11/4, 11/3, 11/2; Aditi Sinha (MSD) bt 7-Mansi Deshpande (THN) 6/11, 13/11, 11/5, 11/4; Tejal Kamble (THN) bt 10-Ruchira Manerkar (MCD) 12/10, 11/4, 13/11; Nirja More (MSD) bt 15-Prachi Bhosale (THN) 11/5, 11/3, 12/10; 2-Shruti Amrute (THN) bt Saveri Rathod (NGP) 11/4, 11/7, 11/4.
Men's singles (Round 3): 1-Sanish Ambekar (THN) bt Pankaj Renu (NGP) 11/8, 11/2, 11/9; 16-Bhavitavya Shah (MSD) bt Archit Bhadkamkar (NSK) 14/12, 11/9, 13/11; Ajinkya Shintre (NSK) bt 9-Raegan Albuquerque (MSD) 11/8, 12/10, 11/8; 8-Jash Dalvi (THN) bt Rushikesh Rathod (YTL) 11/4, 11/4, 11/2; 5-Mandar Hardikar (MSD) bt Rishabh Sawant (PNA) 11/6, 11/8, 10/12, 11/9; 12-Puneet Desai (NSK) bt Sumesh Mattu (MCD) 11/7, 11/6, 5/11, 11/6; Gaurav Lohapatre (PNA) bt Omkar Jog (NSK) 6/11, 12/10, 11/9, 11/9; Parthav Kelkar (MCD) bt 4-Tejas Kamble (THN) 11/6, 11/1, 7/11, 6/11, 11/8; 3-Shubham Ambre (MCD) bt Alhad Gunjal (NGP) 8/11, 11/3, 11/9, 11/6; 14-Mustafa Manager (MCD) bt Anil Dubey (NGP) 11/5, 11/5, 11/4; 11-Vaibhav Dahibhate (PNA) bt Prathamesh Parkar (THN) 8/11, 9/11, 11/9, 11/5, 11/7; 6-Yugandh Zende (THN) bt Nitanshu Dayama (NSK) 11/8, 11/8, 4/11, 11/6; 7-Jignesh Rahatwal (MSD) bt Mukund Jain (MSD) 5/11, 11/6, 11/7, 11/4; 10-Shaurya Pednekar (MSD) bt Shivam Das (MSD) 11/4, 11/7, 7/11, 11/5; 15-Sanat Bokil (PNA) bt Shounak Shinde (PNA) 2/11, 11/6, 11/7, 11/6; 2-Siddhesh Pande (THN) bt Shriyash Bhosale (PNA) 16/14, 11/4, 11/6.