UTT 2019: Petrissa Solja, Sharath Kamal propel Chennai Lions to easy victory over RP-SG Mavericks Kolkata
The victory took the Lions closer to semi-finals, where U Mumba and Dabang Delhi have already sealed their places.
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The victory took the Lions closer to semi-finals, where U Mumba and Dabang Delhi have already sealed their places.
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The Lions won all the four matches, with captain Sharath Kamal alone suffering a rare defeat.
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Portugal's Tiago Apolonia then added two more points to the Lions' kitty, beating Sanil Shetty 2-1 (11-9 11-6 3-11 ).
New Delhi: Chennai Lions thrashed below-par RP-SG Mavericks Kolkata 11-4 to in their final Ultimate Table Tennis league tie here on Tuesday.
The victory took the Lions closer to semi-finals, where U Mumba and Dabang Delhi have already sealed their places.
Petrissa Solja overcame Matilda Ekholm in her single contest. Image courtesy: Twitter/@UltTableTennis
The Lions won all the four matches, with captain Sharath Kamal alone suffering a rare defeat.
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They began on a thumping note, with world No 24 Petrissa Solja of Germany overcoming a fighting world No 23 Matilda Ekholm of Sweden in the first women's singles encounter.
Portugal's Tiago Apolonia then added two more points to the Lions' kitty, beating Sanil Shetty 2-1 (11-9 11-6 3-11 ).
The mixed doubles too proved to be an uneven contest with Sharath Kamal and Petrissa Solja proving to be too strong for Benedikt Duda and Manika Batra.
Sharath-Petrissa beat their rivals 11-4 11-7.
India's star player Sharath, however, couldn't complete the kill in the reverse men's singles, losing to Benedikt Duda 1-2 (7-11 11-5 7-11).
In a battle between two Indians in the final women's singles tie, Madhurika Patkar beat Manika Batra 3-0 to end RP-SG Mavericks' campaign.
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