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Batra, Bajor energy Bengaluru Smashers’ win over Puneri Paltan in UTT

Manika Batra and Natalia Bajor helped Bengaluru Smashers beat Puneri Paltan 8-7 of their Final Desk Tennis Season 4 conflict on the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports activities Complicated right here on Sunday.

Puneri Paltan wanted just a sport to win when international No. 42 Bajor entered the remaining fit — ladies’s singles — of the tie and defeated Archana Kamath 3-0 (8-11, 8-11, 11th of September) to stay Bengaluru Smashers alive within the league.

The primary sport noticed an exciting 11-8 win for Bajor, who performed correct backhands coupled with robust forehands to take the second one sport by way of the similar scoreline. The Polish paddler stored her nerve within the decider and received it 11-9 along with her pinpoint photographs.

Previous, Batra thumped Hana Matelova 2-1 in the second one fit of the tie to check in her 3rd ladies’s singles victory within the ongoing season.

The sector No. 35 confirmed keep watch over on her backends early directly to win the primary sport 11-9 prior to Matelova fought again to clinch the second one 11-8. On the other hand, Batra pocketed the 3rd sport 11-6 in addition to the fit.

Bengaluru Smashers’ captain Kirill Gerassimenko beat Puneri Paltan’s famous person participant Omar Assar 2-1 to provide his aspect a successful get started.

Gerassimenko received the competition 11-8, 10-11, 10-11.

The Twenty third-ranked Assar started the primary sport in competitive mode and focused the flanks to win it 11-8, prior to Kirill made a comeback to clinch the second one sport thru a golden level.

The 3rd sport additionally went to the golden level, which went within the favour of Gerassimenko.

Within the 3rd fit, a combined doubles tie, Matelova and Manush Shah beat Batra and Gerassimenko 3-0, successful 11-9, 11-10, 11-4.

Manush then defeated Jeet Chandra 2-1 within the penultimate fit, successful 11-9, 11-9, 7-11.