Gacina gives Shaz Challengers an edge over Maharashtra United

Andrej Gacina won two matches to put Shaz Challengers ahead 7-5 against DHFL Maharashtra United after four matches in the ongoing tie of the CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) at the Thyagaraj Stadium, here today.

Croatian world no. 46 Gacina provided Shaz Challengers a 3-0 lead with a dominant 11-6 11-9 11-5 win over Surat-born world no. 79 Harmeet Desai in the men's singles, the opening match of the tie.

However, Fu Yu, ranked 37 in the world, staged a come- from-behind win over world no. 135 Mouma Das of Shaz Challengers 2-1 (5-11 11-7 11-7) in the women's singles to secure DHFL Maharashtra United's first points in the tie (2- 4).

The third match was mixed doubles and Harmeet Desai and Liu Jia of DHFL Maharashtra United won the first two games 11 -5 and 11-2 before Soumyajit Ghosh and Petrissa Solja pulled one back 11-7 to keep Shaz Challengers ahead at 5-4.

Gacina then put it across Portuguese world no. 48 Joao Monteiro 2-1 (11-6 11-9 7-11) in the men's singles to give Shaz Challengers an edge.

Five more matches remain in the ongoing tie.

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