Pune: Top seed Pritha Vartikar defeated Tanvi Shirolikar 11-4,11-2,11-8 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Sub Junior Girls category of the 1st Sharada District Ranking Table Tennis Tournament which started at Sharada Sports Centre on Tuesday.
In another match, eighth seeded Prutha Achrekar toiled hard to defeat Nabha Kirkole with the score reading 11-6,10-12,11-7,5-11, 11-8 while fifth seed Sakshi Pawar beat Swarada Desai 11-8,11-3,11-2.
Later fourth seed Anandita Lunawat got past Shriya Shelar 11-3,11-5,11-9 while third seeded Mayuri Thombre beat Nidhi Bhandarkar 11-4,11-5,11-5.
In other action, sixth seed Devyani Kulkarni beat Riya Pathak 11-4,11-7,11-9 while seventh seeded Jhanhavi Phanse beat Shreya Veni 11-3,11-0,11-2.
Results: (Pre-quarters)
Sub Junior Girls: 1-Pritha Vartikar bt Tanvi Shirolikar 11-4,11-2,11-8; 8-Prutha Achrekar bt Nabha Kirkole 11-6,10-12,11-7,5-11,11-8; 5-Sakshi Pawar bt Swarada Desai 11-8,11-3,11-2; 4-Anandita Lunawat bt Shriya Shelar 11-3,11-5,11-9; 3-Mayuri Thombre bt Nidhi Bhandarkar 11-4,11-5,11-5; 6-Devyani Kulkarni bt Riya Pathak 11-4,11-7,11-9; 7-Jhanhavi Phanse bt Shreya Veni 11-3,11-0,11-2; 2-Dhanashree Pawar bt Juee Deshpande 11-2,11-7,11-8.