State TT: Nithish, Nalene Amrutha in last-8

CHENNAI: G Nithish and S Nalene Amrutha sailed into the Boys Under-19 and Girls Under-19 quarter-finals respectively at the TNTTA Win News 3rd state-ranking tournament at the ICF Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.

RESULTS: Pre-quarterfinals: Boys Under-19: G Varun (RTTHPC) bt M Sudharshan (Salem) 3-1 (11-6, 4-11, 11-8, 11-6); K Umesh (RTTHPC) bt Anirudh Balaji (RTTHPC) 3-1 (11-3, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8); S Manikandan (Jawahar) bt K Navaneeth (RTTHPC) 3-2 (6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8); GK Mithran (SSHI) bt S Tharun (RTTHPC) 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-8); Preyesh Suresh Raj (RTTHPC) bt Pranav Janakiraman (SSHI) 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-4); MR Balamurugan (RTTHPC) bt SJ Advaith (Jawahar) 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-6); G Nithish (SSHI) bt V Tejasram (Jawahar) 3-1 (8-11, 11-0, 11-9, 11-7); P Raghuraam (Vinwin) bt S Someshwaran (SSHI) 3-1 (11-5, 6-11, 13-11, 11-3).

Boys Under-17: Preyesh Suresh Raj (RTTHPC) bt GK Mithran (SSHI) 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-6); Nikkhil Menon (MST) bt V Muralidharan (RTTHPC) 3-0 (13-11, 11-6, 12-10); G Nithish (SSHI) bt S Mirttul (MVM) 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-8); Vishruth Ramakrishnan (MST) bt A Prajith Kumar (RTTHPC) 3-2 (7-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6); K Umesh (RTTHPC) bt R Rithish Kumar (AKG) 3-2 (12-10, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9); Anirudh Balaji (RTTHPC) bt Vaibhav Shankar (MST) 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-6); S Manikandan (Jawahar) bt Shaunak Amit Sankla (RTTHPC) 3-1 (13-11, 11-2, 11-13, 16-14); MR Balamurugan (RTTHPC) bt Seshaanth Ramasamy (RTTHPC) 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-6).

Girls Under-19: D Christin Fiona (CTTF) bt N Kaviya (VinWin) 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7); KS Kaviya Shree (MVM) bt P Deeksha (Erode) 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-6); V Mouriya Dharshini (BHM) bt J Sudeshna (CBETTF) 3-0 (11-3, 11-9, 11-8); I Marzuqah (AKG) bt Jiyah Bhandari (CTTF) 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-9); MS Gopika (CTTF) bt N Sharvani (MC) 3-1 (11-13, 11-7, 12-10, 11-6); BR Nandhini (MVM) bt A Priyadharshini (VinWin) 3-1 (11-6, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6); BK Panya Charita (MVM) bt S Mogana (VinWin) 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-6); S Nalene Amrutha (MVM) bt S Keerthi Vaasavi (DATTC) 3-0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-2).

Girls Under-17: S Nalene Amrutha (MVM) bt P Deeksha (Erode) 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 13-11); D Christin Fiona (CTTF) bt M Pranavi (MVM) 3-1 (12-10, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3); BK Panya Charita (MVM) bt AS Kaniha (Coronation) 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-7); V Mouriya Dharshini (BHM) bt SS Mayashri (MST) 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-6); BR Nandhini (MVM) bt RS Sowjanya (DTTA) 3-0 (12-10, 11-5, 11-4); N Sharvani (MC) bt Anushkaa Datta (ITTC) 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 12-10); Jiyah Bhandari (CTTF) bt MR Pooja (MVM) 3-2 (11-9, 11-5, 6-11, 6-11, 11-9); I Marzuqah (AKG) bt N Kaviya (VinWin) 3-2 (11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-2)