Reigning national champion Sreeja Akula entered the women's singles round of 16 with a hard-fought 4-1 win over Malaysia's Karen Lyne in the table tennis competition of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
Lyne had stunned defending champion Manika Batra in the team event here with India going down in the quarterfinals. India are looking to make up for that shock loss in the singles and doubles events.
Sreeja beat Lyne 12-10, 12-10, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8 in a round of 32 contest.
