Diya and Swastika lost 3-11, 6-11, 7-11. Earlier, they had made their way into the final after defeating Czech Republic s Linda Zaderova and Croatia s Hana Arapovic 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9 in a semi-final match.In t
WTT Youth Star Contender: India s Diya-Swastika finish runner-up
Mon, May 31 2021 05:32:29 PM
Tunis (Tunisia), May 31 (IANS): Indians Diya Chitale and Swastika Ghosh s splendid run came to an end at the World Table Tennis Youth Star Contender as the pair lost 0-3 to Russians Natalia Malinina and Elizabet Abraamian in the under-19 girls doubles final here.
Diya and Swastika lost 3-11, 6-11, 7-11. Earlier, they had made their way into the final after defeating Czech Republic s Linda Zaderova and Croatia s Hana Arapovic 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9 in a semi-final match.
In the quarter-finals, Diya and Swastika had notched-up convincing victories against Belarus s Vera Volkava (11-9, 11-8, 11-9) and Russia s Natalia (12-10, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8) respectively.