Chennai: St Joseph’s Engineering College bowed out of the 46th P John Memorial Volleyball Tournament after losing two group matches Thursday.
St Joseph’s men went down to Group D opponents Indian Bank and ICF in straight sets, in matches held at the ICF Stadium.
Indian Bank won by a scoreline of 25-23, 25-18, 25-21, while ICF emerged victorious 25-23, 30-28, 25-20.
In Group C, Income Tax defeated SDAT 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 15-5) in a close duel, but lost to Karnataka State 2-3 (16-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 13-15) in another thrilling match.
In the women’s section, Kerala Police beat ICF (Chennai) 3-1 (25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22) and SC Railway triumphed with a similar 3-1 (25-14, 25-15, 21-25, 25-15) scoreline against SAI (Thalachery).
Two women’s semi-final clashes happen Friday. While ICF will square off against SAI, Dr Sivanthi Club will meet SC Railway.
UPCOMING MATCHES
Men
Quarterfinals:
Tamil Nadu Police vs ICF (Chennai);
Customs (Chennai) vs Income Tax (Chennai);
Indian Bank (Chennai) vs Income Tax (Gujarat);
Karnataka State vs SRM (Chennai)
Women
Semifinals:
ICF (Chennai) vs SAI (Thalachery);
South Central Railway vs Dr Sivanthi Club