Fourth seed Ritvik Nagle of Podar International School (Santacruz) trashed Maanav Shah of Utpal Sanghvi Global School (Juhu) 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 to clinch the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA)-organised under-16 table tennis title at University Pavilion, Marine Lines on Saturday. Ritvik, 14, playing in his maiden MSSA tournament, started off aggressively, snatching five consecutive points in the first game to win it comprehensively. In the second game too Ritvik dominated from the start. However, in the third game Ritvik faced some resistance as Maanav rallied from 5-10 to eventually lose 8-11.

Podar International's Ritvik Nagle returns to Utpal Sanghvi's Maanav Shah. Pic/Atul Kamble