Yashaswini Ghorpade stuns Fan Siqi as U Mumba, Jaipur Patriots dominate in UTT
In the U Mumba vs Chennai Lions tie, Lilian Bardet gave U Mumba a strong start with a 2-1 win over Kirill Gerassimenko. Yashaswini then faced Fan Siqi, who was unbeaten this season. Yashaswini dominated the first game 11-5, fell behind 2-7 and later 8-10 in the third game, before fighting back to win 11-10 on Golden Point — handing Fan her first defeat of the season.U Mumba's momentum continued as Akash Pal and Bernadette Szocs combined for a 2-1 mixed doubles win. Though Payas Jain levelled the tie with a 3-0 win over Akash, Szocs delivered a flawless 3-0 victory over Poymantee Baisya to seal the win.advertisementJaipur Patriots also featured strong performances from Kanak Jha, Britt Eerland, and Sreeja Akula, who secured the tie with a comeback win over Ayhika Mukherjee.In the Dream UTT Juniors semifinals, U Mumba TT and Kolkata ThunderBlades booked their spots in the final with solid team efforts, highlighting the league's focus on developing young talent.
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