Riya records big upset in state TT tourney

Bhavnagar's Riya Jayswal revelled in the limelight as the youngster recorded a big upset on the opening day of the 2nd Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament (Phase II) on Saturday.

At SNK School indoor stadium in Rajkot, Riya shocked fourth seed Aafrein Murad of Surat 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 to reach the Women's quarters.
Earlier in the opening round of the tournament, Riya survived a battle of nerves as she overcome Baroda's Bhusha Mehta 11-9, 11-13, 11-6, 11-13, 11-7 while Ahmedabad's Shiney Gomes faced little hassle in her 11-7, 11-9, 13-11 win over Bhavnagar's Khushali Joshi.
In Junior Girls' (U-19) round one matches, Surat's Bhavya Jaiswal beat Ahmedabad's Siddhi Patel 11-2, 11-7, 11-6 while Hiya Patel of Surat defeated Shabnam Suthar of Aravalli 11-8, 12-10, 11-6.
Bhavnagar's Khushi Jadav looked good in her 11-5, 11-9, 11-2 win over Surat's Asha Rawat while Ahmedabad's Nidhi Prajapati was at her dominant best in 11-1, 11-2, 11-4 win over Vibhuti Joshi of Bhavnagar.
Another Bhavnagar girl, Rutva Kothari, defeated Moubini Chatterjee Ahmedabad 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3.
In Junior Boys' (U-19) first-round matches, Ahmedabad's Himanshu Dahiya had a battle in hand in his 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6 win over Aravalli's Harshvardhan Patel while Bhavnagar's Vivek Makwana eased past Ahmedabad's Divya Patel 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 and Surat's Ayush Tanna beat Bhavnagar's Devesh Vaghlea 11-8, 13-11, 11-7.