Archana Kamath, having missed out on India’s Asian Games squad last week, made a strong case by stunning World No. 38 Suthasini Sawettabutt of Thailand in the deciding rubber to set up Puneri Paltan TT’s maiden win in the Ultimate Table Tennis season 4.
Riding on Archana’s all-round, aggressive display, Puneri Paltan, the home team, surged to an 8-7 win against Goa Challengers after trailing 5-1 after the first two matches at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports complex.
With the teams locked at six games apiece, the second women’s singles rubber was to be the most important affair. While Archana was at her best, Suthasini - who along with Harmeet Desai had been whitewashed in the mixed doubles - continued her terrible run of the night.