Aryan blanks Yogesh, enters quarters

Chandigarh, March 26

Top seed Aryan Thakur dismissed Yogesh Kumar 6-0 6-0 to enter the boys’ U-18 quarterfinals in the Roots-AITA Champion Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament at Zirakpur on Tuesday. 

Sarthak Gandhi registered a 6-4 6-2 win over Devansh Verma, while Pankaj Kumar humbled Jivesh Sharma 6-4 7-5 in the pre-quarterfinals. Third seed Nishank Thakur was made to sweat by Aarush Sharma before he secured a place in the last eight with a 6-1 5-7 (10-6) win. 

Jeffin humbled Kartikeya Saini 6-2 6-1 and Aditya Chauhan dispatched Amrit Pal 6-0 6-3. Asav Kumar downed Lakshya Gupta 6-2 6-2, while second seed Yuvraj Pandit edged out Yashvardhan 7-5 6-4.

Aditya advances 

In the boys’ U-14 pre-quarterfinals, top seed Aditya Chauhan packed off Yash Solanky 6-1 6-1, while Aditya Tinjani beat Sudhanshu 6-2 7-6(2). Uday Singh registered a 6-3 6-4 win over Yashasvi Balhara. Third seed Lakshya Gupta drubbed Jashan Gupta 6-0 6-0. Arnav Malik overcame Arnav Bhishnoi 6-2 1-6 6-4, while Daksh Khokhar edged past Kanwarpreet Singh 6-3 6-2. 

Second seed Devansh Verma had easy pre-quarterfinal outing as he beat Jivesh Sharma 6-2 6-4. Puneet was awarded a walkover against Rijul Bhatia. 

Bhumika moves ahead

Meanwhile, Bhumika Gupta trounced Krittika 6-0 6-2 in the girls’ U-14 opening round. Praanya Slathia registered a 6-3 6-3 win over Agrima Gandhi.

In the girls’ U-18 category, top seed Suryanshi Tanwar ousted Vanya Arora 6-1 6-1 to move into the quarterfinals. 

Jaskirat Kaur downed Avneet Kaur 6-3 6-1, while Adity Dogra overcame Ananya Dogra 6-4 4-6 6-4. Aditi Singh beat Omisha 7-6(4) 6-3 to seal a spot in the quarterfinals. Radhika Vasudeva dumped Anusha 6-3 6-4, while second seed Riya Kaushik packed off Praanya Slathia 6-2 6-2. — TNS

Results

Girls’ U-18 pre-quarters: Suryanshi Tanwar bt Vanya Arora 6-1 6-1, Jaskirat Kaur bt Avneet Kaur 6-3 6-1, Adity Dogra bt Ananya Dogra 6-4 4-6 6-4, Aditi Singh bt Omisha 7-6(4) 6-3, Radhika Vasudeva bt Anusha 6-3 6-4, Riya Kaushik bt Praanya Slathia 6-2 6-2 

Boys’ U-14 pre-quarters: Aditya Chauhan bt Yash Solanky 6-1 6-1, Aditya Tinjani bt Sudhanshu 6-2 7-6(2), Uday Singh bt Yashasvi Balhara 6-3 6-4, Lakshya Gupta bt Jashan Gupta 6-0 6-0, Puneet bt Rijul Bhatia (walkover), Arnav Malik bt Arnav Bhishnoi 6-2 1-6 6-4, Daksh Khokhar bt Kanwarpreet Singh 6-3 6-2, Devansh Verma bt Jivesh Sharma 6-2 6-4

Boys’ U-18 pre-quarters: Aryan Thakur bt Yogesh Kumar 6-0 6-0, Sarthak Gandhi bt Devansh Verma 6-4 6-2, Pankaj Kumar bt Jivesh Sharma 6-4 7-5, Nishank Thakur bt Aarush Sharma 6-1 5-7 (10-6), Jeffin Beat Kartikeya Saini 6-2 6-1, Aditya Chauhan bt Amrit Pal 6-0 6-3, Asav Kumar bt Lakshya Gupta 6-2 6-2, Yuvraj Pandit bt Yashvardhan 7-5 6-4