BANGALORE: Karnataka University, Dharwad, blanked University of Agricultural Science 4-0 in the second round of the South Zone inter-University hockey tournament for men at the Sullaivan Police grounds here on Wednesday.

With this win Karnataka is a step away from making it to the quarterfinals.

Praveen Gaikwad (twice), M.G. Matagiri and Prashanth Mankale got the goals for the Dharwad side.

The results: University of Calicut bt Thiruvalluvar University 2-0; Alagappa University bt S.K University, Anantpur 5-2; SRM University, Kanchipuram, bt Kakatiya University, Warangal 7-0; H.I.T University bt Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences 2-1; Karnataka University, Dharwad bt U.A.S, Bangalore 4-0.

V.T.U, Belgaum bt T.N.P.E.SU 4-1; J.N.T.U, Kakinada bt Gulburga University 5-1; SRM (Kanchepuram) bt MG (Kottayam) 2-1; University of Calicut bt M.S. University 2-1; Univ. of Kerala bt Mangalore 6-4 (Tie breaker); Alahappa bt HIT 1-0; Osmania bt Bharathiyar 3-0.