Rian survives scare, enters quarters

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 10

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Top seed Rian Rattan survived an intense battle against Kirtarth Singh to seal a spot in the boys’ U-12 quarterfinals in the Roots-AITA Talent Series (TS-7) National Ranking Championship at Zirakpur today.

Rian lost the opening set 4-6, but came back strongly to clinch the second set 6-1. The top seed then managed to overcome Kirtarth 7-5 in the decider to stay in contention for a place in the semifinals.        

Second seed Gunnzit Singh, meanwhile, had as easy outing as he packed off Akshit Ratti 6-0 6-1 in the pre-quarterfinals. Shorya Jishtu registered a 6-3 6-2 win over Kanav Bansal, while Divyam Sharma dumped Romair Singh 6-0 6-1. 

Sukhraj Preet Singh blanked Shorya Gupta 6-0 6-0, while Daksh Kapoor downed Vismay Nair 6-1 6-2 in the pre-quarterfinals. Aditya Rathore humbled Advit Tiwari 7-5 6-4 and Vaibhav Arya rallied to beat Paras Mahajan 4-6 6-0 6-2.

Arnav advances 

In the boys’ U-14 pre-quarterfinals, top seed Arnav Malik prevailed 6-3 6-2 against Manas Singh Mehra. Hardik Khanduja edged out Shorya Jishtu 6-4 6-1, while second seed Aarush Sharma dismissed Aditya Jain.

Kanwarpreet Singh defeated Raghav Chaudhary 6-4 6-1. Umang Singh tamed Vismay Nair 6-0 6-0 and Yajat Khanna dispatched Shorya Gupta 6-1 6-1. 

Harwin Singh registered a 6-1 6-0 win over Navjot Singh in the pre-quarterfinals, while Om Kaushik surpassed Rian Rattan 6-4 6-2.

Sia sails ahead

Top seed Sia Mahajan lived up to her billing as she thumped Akshdha Vashist 6-0 6-0 in the girls’ U-14 pre-quarters. 

Tanvi Kohli dismissed Rasha Dhaliwal 6-1 6-0, while Akshdha Sharma humbled Ajenika Puri 6-3 6-0. Sidhak Kaur beat Poonam 6-4 6-3. 

Ayushi Prajapat dumped Ekam Kaur 6-2 6-2 in the pre-quarterfinals, while Shriya trounced Kanishka Vashist 6-0 6-3. Mokshika Yadav dumped Vanshika Yadav 6-2 6-2. 

Second seed Bhumi Kakkar came from behind to beat Shrawasti Kundilya in the pre-quarterfinals. Bhumi lost the opening set 2-6, but drew level with a grueling 7-6(4) win in the second set. With the momentum on her side, Bhumi packed off her opponent 6-1 in the final set to stay alive in the championship.

Shrawasti, however, drubbed Priyanshi Katial 6-2 6-2 to move into the girls’ U-12 quarterfinals.  

Rewa Dixit beat Ekam Kaur 6-4 7-5, while Akshdha Sharma nudged past Aakshi Saini 6-1 6-2 in the pre-quarters. Niharika Moudgil registered an identical win over Mokshika Yadav.

Pre-quarterfinal results

Boys’ U-12: Rian Rattan (1) bt Kirtarth Singh 4-6 6-1 7-5, Shorya Jishtu bt Kanav Bansal 6-3 6-2, Divyam Sharma bt Romair Singh 6-0 6-1, Sukhraj Preet Singh bt Shorya Gupta 6-0 6-0, Daksh Kapoor bt Vismay Nair 6-1 6-2, Aditya Rathore bt Advit Tiwari 7-5 6-4, Vaibhav Arya bt Paras Mahajan 4-6 6-0 6-2, Gunnzit Singh (2) bt Akshit Ratti 6-0 6-1 

Boys’ U-14: Arnav Malik (1) bt Manas Singh Mehra 6-3 6-2, Hardik Khanduja bt Shorya Jishtu 6-4 6-1, Kanwarpreet Singh bt Raghav Chaudhary 6-4 6-1, Umang Singh bt Vismay Nair 6-0 6-0, Yajat Khanna bt Shorya Gupta 6-1 6-1, Harwin Singh bt Navjot Singh 6-1 6-0, Om Kaushik bt Rian Rattan 6-4 6-2, Aarush Sharma (2) bt Aditya Jain 6-0 6-0 

Girls’ U-12: Shrawasti Kundilya bt Priyanshi Katial 6-2 6-2, Rewa Dixit bt Ekam Kaur 6-4 7-5, Akshdha Sharma bt Aakshi Saini 6-1 6-2, Niharika Moudgil bt Mokshika Yadav 6-1 6-2 

Girls’ U-14: Sia Mahajan (1) bt Akshdha Vashist 6-0 6-0, Tanvi Kohli bt Rasha Dhaliwal 6-1 6-0, Akshdha Sharma bt Ajenika Puri 6-3 6-0, Sidhak Kaur bt Poonam 6-4 6-3, Ayushi Prajapat bt Ekam Kaur 6-2 6-2, Shriya bt Kanishka Vashist 6-0 6-3, Mokshika Yadav bt Vanshika Yadav 6-2 6-2, Bhumi Kakkar (2) bt Shrawasti Kundilya 2-6 7-6(4) 6-1