Sports News | West Bengal, Maharashtra Enter Final of Women's Team TT Event
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Heavyweights West Bengal and Maharashtra set up a bumper title clash in the women's table tennis team event at the 38th National Games after registering convincing wins in their respective semifinals here on Monday.
Dehradun, Feb 10 (PTI) Heavyweights West Bengal and Maharashtra set up a bumper title clash in the women's table tennis team event at the 38th National Games after registering convincing wins in their respective semifinals here on Monday.
Maharasthra blanked Haryana 3-0 in the first semifinal and West Bengal crushed Delhi by a similar margin in their last four clash.
Diya Parag Chitale opened Maharashtra's account with a hard-fought 3-1 (11-3 12-14 1-8 12-10) win over Haryana's Sneha Bhowmick in the first singles match.
Swastika Ghosh notched a comfortable 3-0 (11-6 11-2 11-9) win over Prithoki Chakraborty to give Maharashtra a 2-0 lead in the contest.
Taneesha Sanjay Kotecha then sealed the first semifinal in her team's favour with a 3-1 (11-6 7-11 11-7 11-3) victory over Sreedatri Roy.
In the second semifinal, India player Ayhika Mukherjee began the proceedings on a positive note for Bengal, winning her match 3-1 (11-6 11-5 6-11 11-6) against Lakshita Narang.
Sutirtha Mukherjee, who is also an India player and won medals in international tournaments like Ayhika, extended Bengal's lead with a 3-0 (11-8 13-11 11-6) sweep of Vanshika Bhargava.
Poymantee Baisya completed the task for her side with a 3-0 (12-10 11-5 11-6) win over Vanshika Mudgal.
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