Anandhraj advances

Top seed R. Anandhraj defeated S. Ajitkumar 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 in the junior boys’ quarterfinals of the SDAT AKG State-ranking table tennis tournament here.

Other results: Quarterfinals: Boys: Juniors: K. Rohit (LTTA) bt M. Anirudh (PSBB) 7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8; Shashank S. Yogesh (Ransa) bt D. Ananth (Ransa) 5-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6; D. Sameerakumar (NLC) bt Sachin Viswanath (MS Trust) 11-4, 11-8, 11-7.

Girls: Sub-junior: C.R. Harshavardhini (MVM) bt Rathnavalli (Ransa) 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6; Mahima Jain (RTTA) bt S. Yashini (MVM) 14-12, 12-10, 11-8; S. Selena Deepthi (MVM) bt P. Pavithra (MS Trust) 11-9, 14-12, 11-2; Abhinaya Ramesh (Erode) bt N. Narmadha (MS Trust) 12-14, 11-6, 11-3, 11-5. — Sports Reporter