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Samaira Soares and Riya Gopi have moved into the cadet girl’s final while the youth girls final will be a contest between Sanisha Shetye and Janvi Naik Dalal, at the All-Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament organised by YMCA, Panaji in collaboration with Goa Table Tennis Association, at Clube Vasco Da Gama Hall premises, Panaji.
In the cadet semi finals, Samaira faced a few tough moments but showed good form to register a 3-1 win over Ridhima Naik thereby sealing her place in the final. The other semis was a contrasting match which Riya Gopi won with a comfortable 3-0 margin over Davia Pinto.
In the youth girls section, Sanisha Shetye played a fine attacking game to register a comprehensive 3-0 win over Sneha Mesta in the semi finals. The other semi finals was a similar one-sided contest which went the way of Janvi Naik Dalal, who beat Anushri Naik 3-0.
Meanwhile, Janvi Naik Dalal has also moved into the ladies finals and she is poised for a double crown. Her opponent in the final will be the top seed Mallika Gogoi. In her semis encounter, Janvi edged out Sanisha Shetye 3-2 in a remarkable comeback after being two sets down.
In the other Ladies semis, Mallika downed Najida Sheikh with a comfortable 3-0 score line.
Results
Cadet Girls Quarter Finals
Samaira Soares bt Neeza Kamat 3-0 (11-7, 11=6, 11-4)
Ridhima Naik bt Arya Palang 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-9)
Davia Pinto bt Sunidhi Savoikar 3-1 (13-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-5)
Cadet Girls Semi Finals
Samaira Soares bt Ridhima Naik 3-1 (8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 12-10)
Riya Gopi bt Davia Pinto 3-0 (11-6, 12-10, 11-3)
Youth Girls Quarter Finals
Sanisha Shetye bt Urvi Surlakar 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 16-14)
Sneha Mesta bt Najida Sheikh 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 12-10)
Anushri Naik bt Samaira Soares 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-4)
Janvi Naik Dalal bt Riya Gopi 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-8)
Youth Girls Semi Finals
Sanisha Shetye bt Sneha Mesta 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-9)
Janvi Naik Dalal bt Anushri Naik 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-6)
Ladies Singles Quarter Finals
Mallika Gogoi bt Anushri Naik 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-2)
Najida Sheikh bt Urvi Surlakar 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 13-11)
Janvi Naik Dalal bt Samaira Soares 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-2)
Sanisha Shetye bt Sneha Mesta 3-2 (6-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 12-10)
Ladies Singles Semi Finals
Mallika Gogoi bt Najida Sheikh 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-4)
Janvi Naik Dalal bt Sanisha Shetye 3-2 (9-11, 5-11, 11-5, 11-8, 13-11)
