Team Orisports 25-Feb-2016
Odisha bowed out from the league stage of the Inter-State National Women Tennis Tournament, winning one match and losing two at Bhilai in Chhattisgarh. Placed in Pool D, three-member Odisha team, comprising Shilpi Swarupa Das, Anaam Almas and Swagatika Mohapatra, started their campaign on a winning note, defeating Chhattisgarh 2- 1. But in the next two match es against formidable Delhi and West Bengal, they lost 0-3 and 0-2 respectively.
ODISHA RESULTS:
Feb 23: Odisha beat Chhattisgarh 2-1 (Anaam Almas bt Navni Sisodia 6-0, 6-1; A Dharana Mudaliar bt Shilpi Swarupa Das 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; Anaam Almas- Shilpi Swarupa Das bt Dharana Mudaliar- Navni Sisodia 6-4, 6-2).
Feb 24: Delhi beat Odisha 3-0 (Vaniya Dangwal bt Anaam Almas 6-0, 6-0. Shweta C Rana bt Shilpi Swarupa Das 6-0, 6-2. Shweta Rana-Anupreet Bedi bt Shilpi Das-Anaam Almas 6-3, 6-1).
Feb 25: West Bengal beat Odisha 2-0 (Yubrani Banerjee bt Anaam Almas 4-3 Retd. Amrita Mukherjee bt Shilpi Swarupa Das 6-0, 6-0.
