Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 24
Udayan Bhakar blanked Vinay Singh 9-0 to move into the second round of the men’s qualifiers on the opening day of the CLTA-AITA National Ranking Tennis Championship here today.
Ranjeet Singh outplayed Kavish Kathuria 9-3, while Ayush Mintri drubbed Gajendra Chaudhary 9-1. Nikhilesh Kanojia also moved ahead after beating Abhay Dixit 9-5.
Kavish Kathuria overpowered Sajendra Singh 9-4, while Calvin Golmei registered a 9-3 win over Vakul Nath.
In the women’s category, CLTA trainee Prinkle Singh moved into second round after posting a 9-0 win over Mitali Singh 9-0.
Alisha Menon outplayed Priyanka 9-0, while Sharmeen Rizvi overcame Prabhneet Saron 9-7. Snehal Mane edged past Vinny Lamba 9-1.
The second round matches were in progress till the filing of this report. The final qualifying round in both men’s and women’s categories will be played on Sunday.