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Hyderabad: It was a momentous day for women paddlers from Osmania University on Tuesday. The team, comprising of Monica, Varuni Jaiswal and Shailu won the gold defeating Madras University 3-0 in the finals of the All India Inter-University Table Tennis Championship at Dibrugarh University in Assam.

This was made possible after Monica defeated Yashini 3-2 in a close contest to ensure a 1-0 lead. Varuni was in devastating form in her 3-0 rout of Pavithra while Shailu settled the issue beyond any doubt with a 3-0 win over Harini in the third singles.

Results: Final: Osmania University bt Madras University 3-0 (Monica bt Yashini 11-6, 11-4, 3-11, 11-13, 12-10; Varun bt Pavithra 11-9, 11-5, 11-2; Shailu bt Harini 11-2, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7); Semifinals: OU bt SRM University 3-0 (Monica bt Deepika 11-7, 11-9, 11-6; Varuni bt Harshita 11-6, 11-5, 13-11; Shailu bt Saundarya 11-3, 12-10, 11-7); Quarterfinals: OU bt Delhi University 3-1 (Monica lost to 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 9-11, 8-11; Varuni bt Harsha Karla 11-6, 11-6, 11-7; Shailu bt Tammana Saini 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 11-3; Varuni bt Kritika Malik 14-12, 12-14, 11-8, 8-11, 11-4).