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Coimbatore enters quarterfinals

Coimbatore: Host Coimbatore, thanks to K.N. Sounderamani’s all-round show, pulled off a seven-wicket win over Puducherry and entered the quarterfinals of the TNCA under-22 inter-district cricket tournament at the SNR Sons College grounds here on Saturday.

Medium-pacer Sounderamani, who scalped five wickets on the opening day, chipped in with an unbeaten 60 and helped the host (overnight 121 for eight) take a crucial 51-run first innings lead.

The scores: pre-quarterfinal: Puducherry 141 & 111 (C. Madhu five for 60) in 27.4 overs lost to Coimbatore 192 (K.N. Sounderamani 60 n.o.) and 63 for three in 10.4 overs.

Lady Doak College wins

Lady Doak College (Madurai) emerged winner in the MK University champion Trophy women’s badminton tournament with an all-win record in the four-team league, while Sri Meenakshi Government College finished runner-up, losing only to LDC at Madurai on Friday.

The results (league): LDC bt SMGC 2-0; LDC bt Fatima College 2-0; LDC bt MAVMM College 2-0; SMGC bt Fatima 2-0; SMGC bt MAVMM 2-0; Fatima bt MAVMM 2-0.

SRM keeps winning

SRM University (Chennai) registered its second win, defeating PSGR College (Coimbatore) 25-12, 25-20, 25-21 in the women’s super-league in Doss-Remi Trophy State-level volleyball tournament at Sowyerpuram near Tuticorin on Saturday.

In another match, St. Joseph’s Engineering College beat Vaishnava College 25-10, 31-29, 25-13.

Other results (Men’s semifinal league): Srikrishna College, Coimbatore bt STC, Pollachi 25-8, 29-27, 25-20; Sathya Bama University bt SIT, Kariapatti 23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 28-30, 15-13.

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