Pune: Pritha Vartikar contined her purple patch by winning two titles in a day in the district ranking Table Tennis at Radiant Sports Academy on Monday.
Firstly, Pritha claimed the Under-15 title defeating Aneeha D’souza and it was followed by Under-21 title where she got better of Eesha Joshi.
In the Under-15 contest, Pritha overcame Aneeha 3-2. Pritha took the first set 11-6 before Aneeha came out with impressive show to win the second set. In the third set, Pritha raised the tempo of her game winning it 11-2. Aneeha rallied back into the game with a 11-9 victory. In the decider, Pritha was flawless and wrapped up the game with a 11-6 victory.
Results (Finals)
Girls
Sub Junior (U-15):
Final: 1-Pritha Vartikar bt 2-Aneeha Dsouza 11-6, 8-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-6.
Semi-finals: 1-Pritha Vartikar bt 4-Mayuri Thombre 11-7, 11-2, 17-15; 2-Aneeha Dsouza bt 3-Mrunmayi Raikhelkar 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7.
Youth Girls (U-21)
Final: 3-Pritha Vartikar bt 1-Eesha Joshi 11-5, 11-8, 11-8, 2-11, 11-4.
Semi-finals: 1-Eesha Joshi bt 5-Swapnali Narle 11-8, 11-2, 11-4, 11-8; 3-Pritha Vartikar bt 2-Saloni Shah 11-7, 11-9, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5.
