Sagar, Samitha triumph

August 11, 2012 04:05 pm | Updated 04:05 pm IST - CHENNAI:

Sagar Manjunath of Jain University (Bangalore) and Sai Samitha (MOP Vaishnav) won the men’s and women’s singles tennis respectively in the Chairman’s Trophy inter-collegiate meet, organised by D.G. Vaishnav College.

Sagar (AITA ranking 58) defeated Ritwik Anand (SRM) 6-3, 6-2. He later paired up with Sai Sharan Reddy to defeat the duo of Pritiv and Venkat of SRM to clinch the doubles title 7-6(4), 1-6, 10-8.

Samitha ousted M. Arthi of Ethiraj College 6-0, 6-1 for the women’s title.

Other results (all finals): Chess: Men: 1. Rajesh (Loy) 8-1/2; 2. B. Sekar (St. Joseph’s Engg.) 7-1/2; 3. N. Surendran (St. Joseph’s Engg.) 7. Women: 1. R. Visalatchi (SSN Engg.) 8; 2. R. Bharathi (SSN Engg.) 7; 3. M. Poojkanth (Sathyabama) 7.

Kho-kho: Men: D.B. Jain bt D.G. Vaishnav 19-16.

Tennis: Women: Doubles: Shalaka Uddur & Amala (Jain Univ.) bt Sharon Paul & Arthi (WCC) 6-0, 6-1.

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