Ananth enters youth semifinals

CHENNAI:D Ananth of Ransa beat R Adithiyan of LTTA 11-2, 11-5, 11-4 in the boys’ youth quarterfinals of the Sonplas 8th state ranking table tennis tournament.
Results: (all quarterfinals): Youth: Boys: D Ananth (Ransa) bt R Adithiyan (LTTA) 11-2, 11-5, 11-4; V Abinay (CTTF) bt KR Rohit (LTTA) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8; Sachin Vishwanath (MVM) bt S Abishek (RTTA) 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7; Santhosh Kumar (RTTA) bt Malesh Kumar (MDX) 11-7, 8-11, 11-5, 14-12. Girls: Selena Deepthi (MVM) bt N Deepika (AKG) 11-8, 11-3, 12-10; Abinaya Ramesh bt CR Harshvardhini (retd); Amrutha Pushpak (CTTF) bt AP Tanuja (MVM School) 11-7, 11-5, 11-6; U Harini (LTTA) bt TR Shruthi (CH ACH) 11-13, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9.
Vasanthraj shines S
Vasanthraj’s 70 helped Sridhar Cricket Club beat Social Cricket Club by four wickets in a Fourth Division B Zone league match of the TNCA.
Brief scores: IV Division B: Social Cricket Club 194 in 48 ovs (Sri Ganesh 3/29, S Manjunath 3/17) lost to Sridhar CC 197/6 in 42.5 ovs (S Vasanthraj 70); Jupiter Sports Club 141/5 in 25 ovs lost to Bunts Cricket Club 144/5 in 24.3 ovs; Jubilee Cricket Club 196 in 48 ovs bt Purasawalkam Cricket Club 148 in 50 ovs.