Urmila Mense and Tejas Shevde claimed double crowns each at the All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament organised by Panjim Gymkhana at Gymkhana Hall, Campal, Panaji on Thursday.
Urmila who had upset her higher ranked opponents in the previous rounds carried her fine form into the Finals as she won both the Cadets and Sub-Junior Girls events with comfortable ease. In the cadet Finals, she beat Arantxa Noronha 11-9, 11-7, 11-5 while in the Sub-Junior girls category, she eased her way past R Aishwarya, clinching the title with an emphatic 11-5, 11-4, 11-8 score line. Meanwhile, Wesley Rosario continued his winning ways in the Mini-Cadets to claim his sixth straight title this season. The young sensation was all business as he thumped Varun Gangodkar 11-3, 11-5, 11-7. However, in the Cadets category, second seed Mangesh Sakordekar played an exceptionally well controlled game to shock Wesley by a 11-4, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9 score line and claim his maiden title of the season. Tejas Shevde, Goa's top paddler in the sub-Junior and Junior Category, too claimed a double crown, winning his events in emphatic style. In the Sub-juniors event, Tejas beat Yash Salgaonkar 12-10, 11-5, 11-8, although his younger opponent did manage to give him a scare in the first set. In the Junior Boys event, Tejas scored a straight set 11-4, 13-11, 11-6 victory over his second seeded opponent Krishal Peres to clinch the title. In the other matches, Tanisi Kirtani smashed her way to a 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 win over Vaishali Chandana to claim the Cadets Girls Crown while in the Junior Girls event, Eleanor Rosario outplayed Devika Sood 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 in another one sided contest. Mr. Richard D' Souza( MD, Goa Forest Development Corporation) was the Chief Guest and distributed the prizes in the presence of Mr. Narahar Thakur(Jt. Secretary, Panjim Gymkhana) and others. Prashant Kakode(Secretary, Panjim Gymkhana) welcomed and proposed the Vote of Thanks. Photograph of the Finalists with dignitaries attached herewith. yours sincerely Sandeep Heble 9326129171 (Posted on behalf of the organizers)
