Top seed Sara Jamsutkar was on a roll and outplayed Naira Lodha storming to a straight games victory in a girls U-15 quarter-finals match of the of the CCI 5-Star Mumbai City District Table Tennis Championship 2025, conducted by the MCDTTA and hosted by the Cricket Club of India.
Playing with a high degree of confidence Sara controlled the rallies and with not much of a challenge from Naira she clinched a quick 11-4, 11- 4, and 11-4 verdict at the CCI Table Tennis hall on Tuesday.
Meanwhile in a closely contested match in the same category, Anaisha Abhyankar encountered quite a strong fight from Insiya Bhavnagarwala, but managed carved out a 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 5-11, and 11-6 win to seal her place in the last four.
Top seed Akhil Kompani staved off a spirited challenge from Avyaan Singh Walia coasting to a 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, and 11-8 victory against Avyaan Singh Walia in a boys’ U-13 round of 16 match.
However, Avyaan’s brother Yuvaan Singh Walia enjoyed a successful outing as he easily defeated Abeer Gore charging to straight games 12-10, 11-4, 11-8 victory to advance into the quarter-finals.
In the most interesting and exciting match, Viraj Ajgaonkar played with plenty of grit and determination as he staged a remarkable fight back to sideline Anoush Gokhale, winning in five games at 11-13, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, and 12-10.
Results – Boys’ U-13 (pre-quarter-finals):
1-Akhil Kompani beat Avyaan Singh Walia 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8;
Aarish Thawani beat Hreyansh Patni 11-9, 11-7, 11-5;
Yuvaan Singh Walia beat Abeer Gore 12-10, 11-4, 11-8;
Aadi Shah beat Ishaan Mody 11-5, 9-11, 13-11, 11-5;
Viraj Ajgaonkar beat Anoush Gokhale 11-13, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10;
Hridaan Gundre beat Reyansh Mittal 11-8, 11-5, 11-7;
Zehziel Variava beat Riyan Parsarampuria 11-9, 11-5, 15-13;
2-Yashan Kolah beat Arjun Riya 11-2, 11-2, 11-7.
Girls’ U-15 (quarter-finals):
Sara Jamsutkar beat Naira Lodha 11-4, 11- 4, 11-4;
Swara Gudekar beat Shanaya Parekh 11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 12-10;
Anaisha Abhyankar beat Insiya Bhavnagarwala 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 5-11, 11-6;
Vedantika Rastogi beat Krisha Tanna 11-5, 11-9, 11-7.