Meanwhile, Delhi girls lost to Tamil Nadu 3-2 after some

fine fight back. But the experienced Tamil Nadu girls outplayed their opponents. For Delhi, Sanya Sehgal won both her singles against Sumana R Krishnan and V Sneha but Riti Shankar lost her matches which ultimately turned the tables against Delhi. The Mizoram boys, having been trained at the Petroleum Academy at Ajmer, proved too hot for Maharashtra A boys in the Youth section as Lalhunhiua and Lalrinpuia played their role to near perfection with the latter winning two matches to put the issue beyond Maharashtra A. Earlier, Madhya Pradesh entered the pre-quarterfinals in three sections but only the Youth boys progressed while the others fell by the wayside, succumbing to bigger teams. Results: (All PQFs): Youth Boys: PSPB bt Uttar Pradesh 3-0, Delhi bt Andhra Pradesh 3-1, Rajasthan bt Karnataka 3-1, West Bengal bt Kerala 3-0, North Bengal bt Gujarat 3-1, Mizoram bt Maharashtra A 3-2, Madhya Pradesh bt Maharashtra B 3-2, Tamil Nadu bt Haryana 3-1. Youth Girls: PSPB bt Haryana 3-0, Maharashtra B bt Madhya Pradesh 3-0, Andhra Pradesh bt Rajasthan 3-0, Gujarat bt Chandigarh 3-1, Maharashtra A bt Punjab 3-0, West Bengal bt Kerala 3-0, North Bengal bt Karnataka 3-0, Tamil Nadu bt Delhi 3-2. Junior Boys: PSPBA bt Karnataka 3-0, Tamil Nadu bt Andhra Pradesh 3-0, North Bengal bt Haryana 3-0, Rajasthan bt Assam 3-0, West Bengal bt Bihar 3-0, Mizoram bt Orissa 3-0, Maharashtra A bt Gujarat 3-1, Delhi bt Madhya Pradesh 3-0. Junior Girls: West Bengal bt Karnataka 3-0, Andhra Pradesh bt Chandigatrh 3-0, Delhi bt Orissa 3-0, Maharashtra A bt Uttar Pradesh 3-1, North Bengal bt Bihar 3-0, Kerala bt Maharashtra B 3-1, Gujarat bt Uttarakhand 3-0, Tamil Nadu bt Assam 3-1.