Shimla, April 8 Indian girls asserted their dominance with a 3-0 victory over Sri Lanka, while the boys easily defeated Maldives by a similar margin to begin their campaign in the ITTF-ATTU Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships on a winning note here on Wednesday.
Having received a higher seeding, the Indian U-19 girls made an immediate impact.
Jennifer Varghese, Ananya Muralidharan, and Prisha Goel registered straight or four-game wins to complete a comprehensive victory against Sri Lanka.
The Under-19 girls are the only category competing for qualification to the Asian Youth Championships.
However, the continental event, originally scheduled for June in Muscat, has been postponed due to the West Asia crisis.
In the Under-15 boys' section, India mirrored this dominance with a 3-0 rout of Maldives in the second round.
Aditya Das, Akshay Kirikara, and Akash Rajavelu conceded very few points across their matches, highlighting India's strength at the sub-junior level.
Results:
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Under 19 Girls: India beat Sri Lanka 3-0 (Jennifer Varghese beat Shamaisha 12-10 11-8 11-9, Ananya Muralidharan beat Tamadi 11-7 11-7 12-10, Prisha Goel beat Sandin Mudiyanselage 8-11 11-4 11-5 11-9)
Under 15 Boys: India beat Maldives 3-0 (Aditya Das beat Mlohamed Rafiu 11-3 11-3 11-2, Akshay Kirikara beat Faaz Latheef 11-2 11-5 11-2, Akash Rajavelu beat Ayoob Saleem 11-4 11-6 11-3)