Top seed Jhanhavi Phanse defeated third seed Ruchita Darwatkar 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 to lift the midget title in the 17th Players Cup District Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at Deccan Gymkhana on Thursday.
PUNE: Top seed Jhanhavi Phanse defeated third seed Ruchita Darwatkar 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 to lift the midget title in the 17th Players Cup District Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at Deccan Gymkhana on Thursday.
Earlier, Jhanhavi Phanse got better of Nidhi Bhandarkar 11-7, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6. Her opponent Ruchita ousted second seeded Nabha Kirkole 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7 in the semifinals.
Final: 1-Jhanhavi Phanse bt 3-Ruchita Darwatkar 11-7, 11-5, 11-4.
Semi-Finals: 1-Jhanhavi Phanse bt 4-Nidhi Bhandarkar 11-7, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6; 3-Ruchita Darwatkar bt 2-Nabha Kirkole 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7.
Quarterfinals: 4-Nidhi Bhandarkar bt Tanayaa Abhyankar 11-4, 11-5, 11-1; 3-Ruchita Darwatkar bt Shriya Shelar 11-5, 12-10, 11-4; 2-Nabha Kirkole bt Reva Chavan 11-7, 11-2, 11-5.