Rushil rallies into quarterfinals

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, November 28

Top seed Rushil Khosla rallied from a set down to beat Jivaj Chawla and booked a place in the boys' U-12 quarterfinals at the CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament here today. 

Playing at the CLTA Complex, Sector 10, Khosla lost the opening set 2-6, but came back strongly to restore parity with a 6-2 win before he outplayed Chawla 6-0 to seal the match. 

Second seed Navya Verma drubbed Dev Sinvar 6-0 6-1, while third Debasish Sahoo registered a 6-2 6-3 win over Keshav Dangi. Fourth seed Aaryan Arora humbled Gurbaaz Singh Dhanoa 6-2 6-2 to advance to the last-eight stage of the championship.  

Krishan storms into quarters

In the boys' U-18 category, top seed Krishan Hooda stormed into quarterfinals with a 6-0 6-0 win over Pranay Sharma. 

Second seed Bhupender Dahiya overcame Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje 6-2 7-6(3), while third seed Aakarshit Mahajan edged out Aarhan Pahwa 6-3 6-2. Fourth seed Aditya VR Choudhary had an easy outing against Svamin Sharma as he sealed a spot in the quarterfinals with a 6-0 6-0 win.   

Sixth seed Asav Kumar got the better of Navraj Singh Brar 6-4 6-0. Eighth seed Drona Walia dumped Ajay Singh 6-1 6-0, while Shrut Mohan Nargeta bounced back from a set down to stun seventh Parveen Kumar 3-6 6-4 7-5.  

Simran sails ahead

Top seed Simran Pritam, meanwhile, tamed Sukhmani Singh 6-2 6-3 to ensure a place in the girls' U-18 quarterfinals.

Priyanka Jakhar registered a 6-4 6-1 win over Snigdha Sran, while Pawandeep Kaur surprised fifth seed Japjot Kaur in a marathon three setter. Pawandeep won the first set 6-3, but Japjot clawed her way back into the match with a 6-3 win in the second set. 

However, in the decider, Pawandeep dismissed here opponent 6-0 to stay alive in the competition. 

Third seed Princy Panchal prevailed over Radhika Vasudeva 6-1 6-2, while Adity Singh received a walkover against fourth seed Vaidehi Rawat.

Suryanshi motors on

In the girls' U-12 pre-quarterfinals, top seed Suryanshi Tanwar dismissed Vishita Ranbir Kumar 6-0 6-0, while second seed Maitrei Phogat overwhelmed Omisha Nishchal 6-1 6-3. 

Fourth seed Vanya Arora handed a 6-1 6-3 drubbing to Avneet Kaur, while fifth seed Sanvi Garg beat Rubani Kaur Sidhu 7-6(5) 6-3. Seventh seed Mehar Kaur Brar survived a marathon three-setter against Samaira Pahwa. Mehar won the opening set 6-3 but Samaira drew level in the second (6-3). Mehar, though, won the decider 7-5 to move ahead.

Results 

Boys’ U-18: Krishan Hooda bt Pranay Sharma 6-0 6-0, Asav Kumar bt Navraj Singh Brar 6-4 6-0, Aakarshit Mahajan bt Aarhan Pahwa 6-3 6-2, Drona Walia bt Ajay Singh 6-1 6-0, Shrut Mohan Nargeta bt Parveen Kumar 3-6 6-4 7-5, Aditya VR Choudhary bt Svamin Sharma 6-0 6-0, Uddayvir Singh bt Saurav Yadav 6-1 6-2, Bhupender Dahiya bt Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje 6-2 7-6(3)

Boys’ U-12: Rushil Khosla bt Jivaj Chawla 2-6 6-2 6-0, Hitesh Chauhan bt Aryan Mangal 5-7 6-4 6-3, Debasish Sahoo bt Keshav Dangi 6-2 6-3, Rijul Bhatia bt Arnav Malik 4-6 6-0 6-0, Jashan Gupta bt Trishan Dhawan 7-5 6-1, Aaryan Arora bt Gurbaaz Singh Dhanoa 6-2 6-2, Shraey Vir bt Lakshay Gupta 6-0 6-0, Navya Verma bt Dev Sinvar 6-0 6-1 

Girls’ U-18: Simran Pritam bt Sukhmani Singh 6-2 6-3, Konika Singh Dhull bt Harnoor Kaur Sidhu 6-3 6-4, Princy Panchal bt Radhika Vasudeva 6-1 6-2, Rahat Mangat bt Manit Kumari 6-0 6-0, Nimrat Kaur Atwal bt Vrinda Sharma 6-2 6-1, Adity Singh bt Vaidehi Rawat (walkover), Pawandeep Kaur bt Japjot Kaur 6-3 3-6 6-0, Priyanka Jakhar bt Snigdha Sran 6-4 6-1 

Girls’ U-12: Suryanshi Tanwar bt Vishita Ranbir Kumar 6-0 6-0, Mehar Kaur Brar bt Samaira Pahwa 6-3 3-6 7-5, Vanya Arora bt Avneet Kaur 6-1 6-3, Sanvi Garg bt Rubani Kaur Sidhu 7-6(5) 6-3, Jigyasa Narsinghani bt Naureen Bhardwaj 6-2 6-2, Catherine Bhangu bt Khushi Sharma 6-0 6-1, Jeshna bt Anandita Sharma 7-5 3-6 6-2, Maitrei Phogat bt Omisha Nishchal 6-1 6-3