AP lads, eves emerge victorious

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 24

Andhra Pradesh lads defeated Goa by 3-1 in a match of the ongoing 41st Junior National Volleyball Championship for Boys and Girls being held at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, and Sports Complex in Sector 7 here today. Meanwhile, while, in the girls’ category, Andhra Pradesh overpowered Chandigarh by a similar score of 3-1.

Andhra Pradesh won their opening game at 25-16 while went down in the next at 24-26. After tasting defeat, the winning side came up well and posted back-to-back victories to win the game by 25-19 and 25-14.

In another well contested match of the same category Jharkhand overpowered Tripura. After winning, the stretched first set at 28-26, the winning side continued to perform well and won the next at 25-18. However, in the third set, the side faced defeat by 24-26. In the last set, the winning side again made a comeback to seal the win at 25-20.

Meanwhile, in the girls’ category, Andhra Pradesh defeated Chandigarh eves by 3-1. The local side opened their campaign with a win at 24-26. However, failed to carry forward the same form in the next three sets and tasted defeat by 25-10, 25-15 and 25-19. In another match of the same category, Gujarat defeated Punjab in straight games by 25-20, 25-10 and 25-14.

Results

Boys: Andhra Pradesh beat Goa (3-1) 25-16, 24-26, 25-19, 25-14; Uttar Pradesh beat Chhattisgarh (3-0) 25-18, 25-9, 25-11; Jharkhand beat Tripura (3-1) 28-26, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20; Telangana beat West Bengal (3-0) 25-22, 25-21, 25-18; Karnataka beat Delhi (3-0) 25-19, 25-18, 25-18; Kerala beat Udisha (3-0) 25-18,25-22,25-14; Gujarat beat Bihar (3-0) 25-20, 25-16, 25-22; Madhya Pradesh beat Pondicherry (3-1) 17-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-14; Haryana beat Assam (3-0) 25-14, 25-16, 25-20; Jammu and Kashmir beat Himachal Pradesh (3-2) 21-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-22, 15-13; SAI beat Maharashtra (3-0) 25-18, 25-21, 25-19; Uttar Pradesh beat Punjab (3-0) 25-17, 25-22, 25-20; Odisha beat Pondicherry (3-2) 20-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-9, 16-14; Gujarat beat Uttrakhand (3-2) 25-21,19-25, 20-25, 25-14, 15-11; Bihar beat Madhya Pradesh (3-0) 25-18, 25-18, 25-18; Chhattisgarh beat Tripura (3-0) 25-9, 25-13, 25-21; Goa beat Jharkhand (3-1) 25-15, 21-25, 25-16, 25-22.

Girls: Uttar Pradesh beat Chhattisgarh (3-2) 21-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-12; Gujarat beat Punjab (3-0) 25-20, 25-10, 25-14; Rajasthan beat Odisha (3-0) 25-26, 25-13, 25-21; SAI beat Himachal Pradesh (3-0) 25-17, 25-12, 25-15; Andhra Pradesh beat Chandigarh (3-1) 24-26, 25-10, 25-15, 25-19; Kerala beat Bihar (3-0) 25-11, 25-10, 25-15.