Meghna, Naman emerge winners in dist TT meet

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, September 20

Meghna and Naman outwitted their opponents to emerge winners in the women and men sections, respectively, in the Ludhiana District Table Tennis Championship which concluded at Shastri Hall near Guru Nanak Stadium here on Monday.

In the women’s final, Meghna survived some anxious moments against Ishreen before clinching the title in four sets. She won the verdict (11-5, 11-8, 9-11 and 12-10) to lift the title.

In the men’s section, Naman too had to toil hard against Sameer whom he overpowered (11-7, 11-9, 8-11 and 11-5) to annex the title.

In the girls’ singles (U-19) category, Sehajpreet fought it tooth and nail to edge out Ishreen in five sets (11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11 and 11-6) and fetched the title whereas in the boys U-19 section, Vivek beat Gautam (11-8, 11-6, 9-11 and 11-6) to romp home victorious.

In the veterans’ category (+39 years), Amit Oberoi got the better of Anil Dhingra (11-7, 11-8 and 11-5) to win the title while Vanshdeep Singh Mangal beat HS Gill (9-11, 11-7, 11-6 and 11-8) to wrap up the title in the +49 years group.

In the veteran section for women, Reena outplayed Shweta Jain (11-7, 11-8, 7-11 and 11-9) to annex the title.

Vikas Kumar, Principal Commissioner, CGST, gave away prizes to position holders. Office-bearers of the Ludhiana District Table Tennis Association were among those others present.