Women`s Triples team finishes on top in Lawn Bowls event

New Delhi: India`s Women Triples team emerges as medal hopes in the eight-nation Invitational Lawn Bowls

tournament here, as they top the table for the first time in the event. India eves will also feature in the Semi-Final playoffs in the Singles and the Pairs categories to be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium tomorrow. Continuing with their impressive run on the third day of the tournament, women`s team finished at first, fourth and sixth position in Triples, Singles and Pairs categories respectively. Farazna Khan defeated Donna McCloy of Northern Ireland 14-1, 7-8 in a tie-breaker finish, giving hosts their first win of the day. Later in the third session, Farazna defeated England`s Amy Monkhouse 7-11, 11-4 in a tie breaker. "It was a tough match and I had to fight till the end. Donna & Amy both gave a good fight and games ended in a tie breaker. I am happy with my performance and I am looking forward for other matches," Faranza said about her performance. In the Women`s Triples, Tania Choudhury, Pinki and Rupa Rani Tirkey beat South Africa`s Susan Nel, Susanna Steyn and Sylvia Burns in straight sets 12-3, 10-8. The trio defeated Australia`s Sharyn Renshaw, Claire Duke and Beth Quinlan 14-2, 6-9 in a tie breaker finish. Sunil Bahadur and Mahip Tirkey of India beat Neil Spiers and Darren Burnett of Scotland in straight sets 8-6, 5-5 in the Men`s Pairs category. Indian Men finished seventh in both Singles and Pairs and last in the Triples categories. "I am satisfied with teams performance, the team is young and lack experience as compared to other participating nations. The facility available here to players will help India go a long way in Lawn Bowls," India`s coach Richard Gale said. PTI