{"id":391957,"date":"2026-07-09T12:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/391957\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:39:18","slug":"photos-mens-and-womens-singles-table-tennis-championships-the-mercury-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/391957\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Men\u2019s and women\u2019s singles table tennis championships \u2013 The Mercury News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sally Moyland wins the women\u2019s single championship for the second time and Kanak Jha wins the men\u2019s singles championship for the seventh time at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2026\/07\/07\/a-battle-of-the-best-in-table-tennis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. National Table Tennis Championships<\/a> held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Nikhil Kumar, bottom, reaches for the ball against Kanak Jha during the men's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Photographed with a tilt-shift lens. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"883\" height=\"598\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-12.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972451\" \/>Nikhil Kumar, bottom, reaches for the ball against Kanak Jha during the men&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Photographed with a tilt-shift lens. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Amy Wang returns the ball against Sally Moyland during the women's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"836\" height=\"558\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-10.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972450\" \/>Amy Wang returns the ball against Sally Moyland during the women&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Nikhil Kumar returns the ball against Kanak Jha during the men's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"829\" height=\"552\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-5.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972435\" \/>Nikhil Kumar returns the ball against Kanak Jha during the men&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Sally Moyland returns the ball against Amy Wang during the women's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"850\" height=\"640\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-11.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972445\" \/>Sally Moyland returns the ball against Amy Wang during the women&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Kanak Jha, in red, returns the ball against Nikhil Kumar during the men's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"845\" height=\"566\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-4.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972439\" \/>Kanak Jha, in red, returns the ball against Nikhil Kumar during the men&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Amy Wang returns the ball against Sally Moyland during the women's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"906\" height=\"631\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-2.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972441\" \/>Amy Wang returns the ball against Sally Moyland during the women&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Nikhil Kumar, left, returns the ball against Kanak Jha during the men's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"893\" height=\"534\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-13.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972446\" \/>Nikhil Kumar, left, returns the ball against Kanak Jha during the men&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Sally Moyland returns the ball against Amy Wang during the women's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"874\" height=\"588\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-16.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972447\" \/>Sally Moyland returns the ball against Amy Wang during the women&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Sally Moyland returns the ball against Amy Wang during the women's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"827\" height=\"567\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-17.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972448\" \/>Sally Moyland returns the ball against Amy Wang during the women&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Kanak Jha returns the ball against Nikhil Kumar during the men's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"867\" height=\"544\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-6.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972434\" \/>Kanak Jha returns the ball against Nikhil Kumar during the men&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Sally Moyland returns the ball against Amy Wang during the women's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"849\" height=\"565\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-3.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972438\" \/>Sally Moyland returns the ball against Amy Wang during the women&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Kanak Jha reacts after beating Nikhil Kumar 4-3 for the men's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"867\" height=\"523\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-7.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972440\" \/>Kanak Jha reacts after beating Nikhil Kumar 4-3 for the men&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Kanak Jha, right, celebrates his 4-3 win against Nikhil Kumar for the men's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"873\" height=\"659\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-18.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972442\" \/>Kanak Jha, right, celebrates his 4-3 win against Nikhil Kumar for the men&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Kanak Jha celebrates his win against Nikhil Kumar, Jha's seventh title, for the men's singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\" width=\"810\" height=\"614\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SJM-L-TABLETENNIS-0708-19.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"12972452\" \/>Kanak Jha celebrates his win against Nikhil Kumar, Jha\u2019s seventh title, for the men&#8217;s singles final for the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships at the San Jose McEnery Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sally Moyland wins the women\u2019s single championship for the second time and Kanak Jha wins the men\u2019s singles&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[88,90,157161,89,127,155485,157160],"class_list":["post-391957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-mcenery-convention-center","tag-san-jose-news","tag-sports","tag-table-tennis","tag-u-s-national-table-tennis-championships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}