05 August,2022 05:35 PM IST | Birmingham | PTI
Manika Batra in action against Fu Ching Nam of Canada during Women`s Singles Table Tennis match at Commonwealth Games . Pic/ PTI
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 quarter-final which is also slated to be held later tonight.
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Earlier in the day, both Manika and Sreeja also reached the mixed doubles quarterfinal events. Batra and mixed doubles partner Sathiyan Gnanasekaran humbled Nigerians Olajide Omotayo and Ajoke Ojomu 11-7 11-6 11-7.
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The two will face Malaysia's Javen Choong and Karen Lyne in the first quarter-final event on Friday. Sreeja and her partner Achanta Sharath Kamal, on the other hand, came from behind to beat Malaysia's Leond Chee Fang and Ho Ying 5-11 11-2 11-6 11-5.
They will square up against home favourites Liam Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho in the second quarterfinal clash on the same day.
Meanwhile, Reeth Tennison, bowed out in the women's singles event after she went down to Singapore's Feng Tianwei in a round of 16 game.
The Singaporean Tianwei proved too strong for Tennisson and the latter was beaten T 11-2, 11-4, 9-11, 11-3, 11-4.
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