A nine-member state squad was sent today by Orissa Soft Tennis Association for participation in the 4th National Sub-junior (u-15) Soft Tennis Championship to be held at Dewas, Madhya Pradesh from May 24 to 28. ``The squad is hopeful of winning medals in the National meet,`` said coach M Azam, also the general secretary of OSTA. Orissa squad: Boys: Amrit Ranjan Das, Piyush Das, Mohammad Abdul Ajiz, Mohammad Nazim Akhtar, Sheikh Anwar, Sheikh Asraf Ali Girls: Banasmita Nayak, Shamma Parvin, Shahil Khatun Coach: Mohammad Azam: Manager: Satish Sharma