Lakshya eases into 2nd round

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, August 27 

Lakshya Gupta blanked Vansh Shetty 6-0 6-0 in the boys’ U-14 opening round in the STA-AITA Talent Series (TS-7) Tennis Championship at the Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, here, on Monday. 

Akshat Dhull registered a 7-5 7-5 win over Gurbaaz Dhanoa, while Varyam defeated Dhruv Partap 6-4 6-2. Shraey Vir packed off Hriday Pandey 6-0 6-1 to ease into the next round.

Kartik Sunil downed Dev Sinver 6-2 6-0 and Adik Sharma humbled Parmarth Kaushik 6-1 6-2. Chaitanya Bansal rallied from a set down to overcome Yash Jindal 4-6 6-2 6-4. Arshveer Sharma came from behind to oust Satvik Singla 3-6 6-4 6-3.

In the boys’ U-16 category, Shraey Vir blanked Anant Goyal 6-0 6-0 in the first round.

Sanat Goyal overcame Sainyam Madaan 2-6 7-5 6-4, while Harsh Shandilya edged Mehtaab Sandhu 6-2 6-3. Tushar Bajaj packed off Amandeep Singh 6-2 6-0. 

Anandita Sharma dismissed Unjila 6-1 6-1 in the girls’ U-14 opening round. Khushi Sharma registered a 6-2 6-3 win over Jaspreet to enter the second round. 

In the girls’ U-16 category, Snigdha Sran dumped Avneet Kaur 6-1 6-1 to enter the quarterfinals. Vanya Arora beat Khushi Sharma 7-5 6-4 and Riya Kaushik tamed Bhumi Kakkar 6-1 6-0 in the pre-quarterfinals. Mrinalini Sharma outplayed Anusha Verma 6-0 6-1.

Results

Boys’ U-14 1st round: Lakshya Gupta bt Vansh Shetty 6-0 6-0, Akshat Dhull bt Gurbaaz Dhanoa 7-5 7-5, Varyam bt Dhruv Partap 6-4 6-2, Shraey Vir bt Hriday Pandey 6-0 6-1, Kartik Sunil bt Dev Sinver 6-2 6-0, Chaitanya Bansal bt Yash Jindal 4-6 6-2 6-4, Arshveer Sharma bt Satvik Singla 3-6 6-4 6-3, Sanat Goyal bt Harwin Munjal 6-4 6-2, Adik Sharma bt Parmarth Kaushik 6-1 6-2

Boys’ U-16 1st round: Shraey Vir bt Anant Goyal 6-0 6-0, Sanat Goyal bt Sainyam Madaan 2-6 7-5 6-4, Harsh Shandilya bt Mehtaab Sandhu 6-2 6-3, Tushar Bajaj bt Amandeep Singh 6-2 6-0, Yash Jindal bt Dhruv Partap 6-2 6-0, Aditya Chauhan bt Manjootpreet Singh 6-1 6-3

Girls’ U-14 1st round: Anandita Sharma bt Unjila 6-1 6-1, Khushi Sharma bt Jaspreet 6-2 6-3

Girls’ U-16 pre-quarters: Snigdha Sran bt Avneet Kaur 6-1 6-1, Vanya Arora bt Khushi Sharma 7-5  6-4, Riya Kaushik bt Bhumi Kakkar 6-1 6-0, Mrinalini Sharma bt Anusha Verma 6-0 6-1