Sports Round-up

Symbiosis School ensured a sweep in the U-14 boys,girls and U-17 girls table-tennis tournament held at Solapur.

Symbiosis School sweeps Zonal TT

Symbiosis School ensured a sweep in the U-14 boys,girls and U-17 girls table-tennis tournament held at Solapur. Dhruv Kusalkar won his final match against Devang Gujrathi of St. Michaels school 11-7,11-5,11-4. Anand Kale swept aside Sidhant Monot 11-8,11-7,11-9 and Manthan Shah won his match against Yash Buttepatil 11-7,11-4,11-5. In the U-14 girls category,Symbiosis Savi Dagle defeated Aditi Kulkarni of Shanti English Medium School 11-7,11-9,11-9. Priyanka Tamhankar defeated Samrudhi Kulkarni 11-4,11-3,11-2 and Harshita Bhandari won against Vaishnavi Kulkarni 11-7,11-9,11-8. In the U-17 category Purva Gidwani won against Devashri Joshi 11-7,11-4,11-9. Riya Deshpande defeated Devashree Joshi by 11-8,9-11,11-7,11-9. Deshpande also accounted for Siddhi Mobharkar 11-4,11-7,11-8.

JN Petit wins football tourney

JN Petit Technical High School,Pune,emerged as the winners of the Sizzling 7 football tournament organised at the Symbiosis International University campus in Lavale. The three-day event,which began on October 19,saw 21 teams from across the country participate in the tournament. JN Petit faced Bhavans International School from Baroda in the final. The tournament was conducted as a part of the Blackburn Rovers Talent Hunt programme.

Om Dalvi Memorial tennis from Oct 27

The Om Dalvi Memorial Championship Series U-18 tennis tournament will begin on October 27 at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana. The 4th edition of the national ranking championship series will feature 150 players. The tournament carries a total prize money of Rs 1 lakh and the winner will also walk away with 25 AITA ranking points. The runner-up will get 20 points while the semifinalists and quarterfinalists will get 15 and 10 points,respectively. The qualifying rounds of the tournament will be played on October 27 and 28. The main draw will commence on October 29 and continue till November 3. The Om Dalvi Memorial Championship Series Tennis Tournament is organised in the memory of Om Dalvi,a

promising tennis player who passed away in 2009.

Solaris ITF tennis tourney from Oct 27

The $15,000 Solaris ITF Mens Future Tennis Championship will begin on October 27 at the Solaris Club Aquaya in Koregaon Park. The tournament has an impressive line-up of players participating in the event. Indonesian Davis Cup player Christropher Rungkat,current mens national champion Jeevan Neduncheziyan,Croating tennis prodigy Mate Pavic,Nicolas Reissing of Australia and Reid Carleton of the USA among others will be in action. Prakash Amritraj,son of Vijay Amritraj,and Punes Arjun Kadhe,who had reached the finals of the mens national championship in Delhi,will also be participating in the tournament. The qualifying rounds will commence on October 27 and the main draw is slated to begin on October 29. The winner will receive 27 ATP ranking points while the runner-up will receive 15 ATP ranking points. The tournament that will culminate on November 3 will also have a doubles event.

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