Ishita Colaso and Chandan Caro lit up the semifinals stage at the Late Manohar Sawkar Goa State Table Tennis Tournament 2025, positioning themselves for a remarkable quadruple crown and triple crown, respectively, while Aaron Farias, Neeza Kamat, Dhruva Kamat, and Sachi Dessai powered into two finals each, at the Multipurpose Stadium, Fatorda.
In the Boys U11 category, top seed Ishaan Colaso edged out Shreysht Rane 3-2, and third seed Aarish Shaikh battled past Ashank Dalvi 3-2. In the Girls U11 semis, top seed Anaya Shukla overcame Aarna Walavalkar 3-1, while Shaurya Dessai beat sixth seed Sanaz Shaikh 3-0. The Boys U13 saw top seed Ruhaan Shaikh defeating Ishaan Colaso 3-0, as third seed Yug Prabhu prevailed 3-2 against Vedant Wagle. In the Girls U13, top seed Aarna Lotlikar edged Tisha Shaikh 3-2, and Sachi Dessai stunned second seed Aayushi Amonkar with a commanding 3-0 win.
The Boys U15 semifinals witnessed top seed Chandan Caro defeating Yug Prabhu 3-0, while Dhruva Kamat produced a strong 3-0 win over third seed Ruhaan Shaikh. In the Girls U15, top seed Ishita Colaso beat Tisha Shaikh 3-1, and fifth seed Sachi Dessai staged a fine comeback to down Aarna Lotlikar 3-2. The Boys U17 semis saw Chandan outlasting Ruhaan Shaikh 3-2, as second seed Dhruva registered a 3-1 win over Rishan Shaikh.
In the Girls U17, Ishita claimed a 3-0 victory over Samaira Soares, and Neeza Kamat beat fourth seed Gianna George 3-0. Chandan continued his dominance in the Boys U19, overcoming Dhruva 3-0, while Aaron Farias defeated third seed Rishan 3-1. In the Girls U19, Ishita remained unstoppable with a 3-0 win over Sanisha Sinha, while Neeza battled past Samaira Soares 3-2.
The Men’s Singles saw top seed Aaron outplaying Rishan Shaikh 4-1, and Manish Yadav edging out second seed Chandan 4-3 in a gripping seven-game thriller, while in the Women’s Singles, Ishita claimed a clinical 3-0 win over Anushri Naik, before Urvi Surlakar stunned Neeza with a 3-2 comeback.
