Simran rallies into final

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 28 

Simran Pritam rallied from a set down to beat Harnoor Sidhu in the girls’ U-16 semifinals at the STA-AITA Talent Series (TS-7) Tennis Tournament here on Wednesday. 

Playing at the Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, Simran lost the opening set 3-6, but came back strongly to win the next two sets 6-3 6-3 to set up the title clash with  Pawandeep Kaur, who registered a 7-6(6) 6-2 in the other semifinal.

In the girls’ U-14 category, Sanchit Dabas packed off Bhumi Kakkar 6-1 6-3 to book a place in the final.

Ekamjeet, Aryan progress

Ekamjeet Singh, meanwhile, downed Atul Ajay 6-1 6-2 in the boys’ U-14 quarterfinals.

Gurpuneet Singh registered a 6-4 7-6(3) win over Haramrit Singh, while Aryan Aggarwal came from behind to overcome Arnav Bishnoi in a marathon three-setter. 

Aggarwal lost the opening set 3-6, but fought his way back into the match with a 7-6(7) win in the second set. He then seized the decider 6-4 to seal a place in the last four.  

Shraey Vir continued his impressive run with a 6-2 6-4 win over Harwin Munjal in the quarterfinals. 

In the boys’ U-16 quarterfinals, Lakshya Gupta dumped Uday Jyoti 6-1 6-1, while Aditya Chauhan humbled Avish Verma 6-3 6-1. Sarthak Gandhi ousted Arnav Bishnoi 6-0 6-1. 

Sukhpreet Jhojhe blanked Harmanjot Singh 6-0 6-0 to march into the semifinals.

Results 

Boys’ U-14 quarters: Ekamjeet Singh bt Atul Ajay 6-1 6-2, Gurpuneet Singh bt Haramrit Singh 6-4 7-6(3), Aryan Aggarwal bt Arnav Bishnoi 3-6 7-6(7) 6-4, Shraey Vir bt Harwin Munjal 6-2 6-4

Boys’ U-16 quarters: Lakshya Gupta bt Uday Jyoti 6-1 6-1, Aditya Chauhan bt Avish Verma 6-3 6-1, Sarthak Gandhi bt Arnav Bishnoi 6-0 6-1, Sukhpreet Jhojhe bt Harmanjot Singh 6-0 6-0

Girls’ U-16 semis: Simran Pritam bt Harnoor Sidhu 3-6 6-3 6-3, Pawandeep Kaur bt Catherine Bhangu 7-6(6) 6-2

Girls’ U-14 semis: Sanchit Dabas bt Bhumi Kakkar 6-1 6-3

Boys’ U-16 doubles 1st round: Avish/Sukhpreet bt Uday/Gurpuneet 6-3 6-2, Harmanjot/Sarthak bt Yash/Shivam 6-2 6-2, Arnav/Anirudh bt Damanpreet/Vishal 6-7(5) 6-4 10-7, Aditya/Lakshya bt Aryan /Harwin 6-1 6-2