Mumbai: New entrants Reliance from Raigad and Pune’s Deccan Gymkhana took the men’s and women’s honours with resounding wins over their respective Apponents in the YMCA International Invitational Water-polo championships, held at their pool at Agripada here on Sunday night. Reliance went on to bag the boys under-17 and under-14 trophies.
However, the match between Maharashtra Police and Deccan Gymkhana for the third place in the men’s section was a well-fought affair with the Policemen scoring a narrow 11-9 win. Pune’s seasoned Deccan Gymkhana women used all their experience to overpower PM Hindu Bath 9-3. Meghana Chitale, top-scored with four goals. She was well backed by Arohi Karmarkar, who herself was credited with three goals.