Manika, Sreeja storm into women singles quarters at CWG
The Hindu
Batra steamrolled Australian Jee Minhyung to book her place in the quarterfinal
Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula entered the women's singles quarterfinals in the table tennis event of the Commonwealth Games here on Friday.
Batra steamrolled Australian Jee Minhyung 11-4 11-8 11-6 12-10 to book her place in the quarterfinal.
The 27-year-old star paddler will now take on Singapore's Jian Zeng in the last eight-clash later tonight.
Sreeja, on the other hand, played out a nerve-wracking encounter against Charlotte Carey from Wales to secure herself a last eight berth.
The 24-year-old toiled hard but held her nerves to beat Carey 8-11, 11-7, 12-14, 9-11, 11-4, 15-13, 12-10.
Sreeja will lock horns with Canada’s Mo Zhang in the quarterfinal which is also slated to be held later tonight.
Earlier in the day, both Manika and Sreeja also reached the mixed doubles quarterfinal events.
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