Sreeja Akula won the singles and doubles titles; G Sathiyan won the singles gold

Sreeja Akula had a fruitful campaign at the 84th UTT Inter-State Senior National Table Tennis Championships successfully defending her singles title as well as winning the women’s doubles title with her RBI teammate Diya Chitale.

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won his second men’s singles title after defeating Harmeet Desai in straight games at the Jammu University Gymnasium Hall.

The women’s singles final was quite a gritty affair as both Akula and her opponent Sutirtha Mukherjee played aggressively. But while Akula remained inconsistent, Mukherjee was guilty of not capitalizing.

Akula eventually won the mixed doubles gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022 with Achanta Sharath Kamal, who won 9-11, 14-12, 11-7, 13-11, 6-11, 12-10. .

Sathiyan, on the other hand, was in his own zone in the final, exemplified by a fast-paced game against Desai. But the former’s superiority on the day was evident as he stroked his way with thunderous palms. Her forehand also cooperated with her unchallenged to run the cruise 11-9, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5.

In men’s doubles, West Bengal’s Jeet Chandra and Ankur Bhattacharjee beat Mohammed Ali and Telangana’s Vansh Singhal in straight games to lift the trophy. Akula and Chitale combined well to beat the pair from Maharashtra, Swastika Ghosh and Shruti Amrute, 3-1 for the gold medal in the women’s doubles final.

In the mixed doubles final, Manav Thakkar and Ankur Bhattacharjee defeated Ankur Bhattacharjee and Moumita Datta of West Bengal 3-0. In the previous round, the West Bengal pair had also accounted for top seeded Sathiyan and Manika Batra, winning the match 3-0.

Score:

Men’s singles fdrink: G. Sathiyan (PPB) bt Harmeet Desai (PSPB) 11-9, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5.

Men’s doubles fdrink: Jeet Chandra/Ankur Bhattacharjee (WB) bt Mohammed Ali/Vansh Singhal (Telg) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6.

Women’s singles fdrink: Sreeja Akula (RBI) bt Sutirtha Mukherjee (WB) 9-11, 14-12, 11-7, 13-11, 6-11, 12-10.

Women’s doubles fdrink: Sreeja Akula/Diya Chitale (RBI) bt Swastika Ghosh/Shruti Amrute (Mah) 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 14-12.

Mixed doubles fdrink: Manav Thakkar/Archana Kamath (PSPB) bt Ankur Bhattacharjee/Moumita Dutta (WB) 11-5, 14-12, 11-3.