Sanvi storms into quarterfinals

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 24 

Top seed Sanvi Ahluwalia lived up to her billing as she packed off Priyanka Khanna to move into the girls’ U-18 quarterfinals in the ongoing CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament here today. Sanvi won 6-2 6-1.

Second seed Harleen Kaur edged out Radhika Vasudeva 6-3 6-1, while fourth seed Kavya Khirwar registered a 6-1 6-2 win over Sahira in the pre-quarterfinals. Fifth seed Hannah Nagpal humbled Simran Pritam 6-3 6-2. 

Qualifier Harshita Bangera stunned eighth seed Aditi Singh to seal a spot in the quarterfinals. She won 6-4 6-4. Vanya Arora nudged past Sanika Kambli 6-4 6-1, while Amarjot Kaur overcame Maitreyi Phogat in a see-saw battle to stay alive in the competition.

Amarjot won the opening set 7-5, but Maitreyi drew level with a 6-2 win in the second set. Amarjot though regained her composure to seal the decider 6-1 and moved into the quarterfinals. 

Krishan motors on

In the boys’ U-18 pre-quarterfinals, top seed Krishan Hooda dumped Nishank Thakur 6-0 6-1, while fourth seed Shashikant Rajput dismissed Ravi Ninaad 6-2 6-0. 

Seventh seed Manveer Singh outplayed Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje to seal a berth in the quarterfinals. Manveer won 6-2 6-2. Jitin Kumar Chetry registered a 6-4 6-1 win over Bhavnish Sangwan, while Maitreya Rana ousted Gurustat Singh Makkar 6-4 6-1. 

Ajay Singh rallied from a set down to beat Sarthak Gandhi 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals and Aditya Balda downed Sumir Srivastava 7-6 6-3.

Pre-quarterfinals 

Boys’ U-18: Krishan Hooda bt Nishank Thakur 6-0 6-1, Jitin Kumar Chetry bt Bhavnish Sangwan 6-4 6-1, Shashikant Rajput bt Ravi Ninaad 6-2 6-0, Aryan Thakur bt Keshav Rathi 6-2 6-2, Maitreya Rana bt Gurustat Singh Makkar 6-4 6-1, Aditya Balda bt Sumir Srivastava 7-6 6-3, Manveer Singh bt Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje 6-2 6-2, Ajay Singh bt Sarthak Gandhi 4-6 6-2 6-3

Girls’ U-18: Sanvi Ahluwalia bt Priyanka Khanna 6-2 6-1, Hannah Nagpal bt Simran Pritam 6-3 6-2, Harshita Bangera bt Aditi Singh 6-4 6-4, Vanya Arora bt Sanika Kambli 6-4 6-1, Kavya Khirwar bt Sahira 6-1 6-2, Amarjot Kaur Bundhel bt Maitreyi Phogat 7-5 2-6 6-1, Harleen Kaur bt Radhika Vasudeva 6-3 6-1, Harnoor Sidhu (walkover)