Vanshika storms into quarters

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, July 23

Second seed Vanshika Choudhary of Uttar Pradesh stormed into the girls’ U-18 quarterfinals at the CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament with a 6-1 6-0 win over Delhi’s Kaashvi Thapliyal on Tuesday.

Fourth seed Sandeepti Singh Rao registered a 6-4 6-2 win over West Bengal’s Shreya Chakraborty, while sixth seed Harleen Kaur of Punjab drubbed state-mate Ridhima Mehra 6-0 6-1 in the pre-quarterfinals.

Uttar Pradesh’s Kaavya Sawheny had an easy outing against Kaavya Palani of Tamil Nadu. The third seed won her pre-quarterfinal tie 6-1 6-0. Eighth seed Paavanii Pathak of Maharashtra humbled Odisha’s Ameek Kiran Batth 7-5 6-4, while Haryana’s Aditi Singh dismissed Chandigarh’s Catherine Bhangu 6-1 6-1. 

Lakshmi Prabha Arunkumar of Tamil Nadu packed off Assam’s Kristi Boro 6-1 6-1 and Tanushri Pandey of Uttar Pradesh edged out Sai Rajesh Bhoyar of Maharashtra 6-4 6-3.

Krishan stays on course 

In the boys’ U-18 pre-quarterfinals, top seed Krishan Hooda dumped Yogee Panwar 6-0 6-0, while second seed Uddayvir Singh of Chandigarh blanked Haryana’s Sonu Khan.

Third seed Shashikant Rajput registered a 6-3 6-0 win over Rishi Jalota. Fifth seed Karan Parashar of Haryana downed state-mate Ajay Kundu 6-3 7-5 in the pre-quarterfinals and Gujarat’s Dhanya K Shah humbled Haryana’s Ajay Singh 6-4 6-1. 

Divanshu Hooda of Haryana packed off Punjab’s Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje 6-2 6-2, while Bhupender Dahiya defeated Delhi’s Atul Chhilliar 6-3 6-1 to seal a spot in the quarterfinals.

In another lop-sided encounter, Uttarakhand’s Torus Rawat dispatched Punjab’s Manveer Singh 6-3 6-2.

Arjun rallies ahead 

Top seed Arjun A Kundu had to sweat it out against Assam’s Akash Deb before he booked a place in the boys’ U-16 quarterfinals. Kundu lost the opening set 4-6, but came back strongly to win the next two sets 6-3 6-3 to stay in contention for a place in the semifinals. 

Kartik Saxena had an easy run against Chandigarh’s Gaurav Kumar in the pre-quarters. The second seed won 6-1 6-0. Third seed Dhanya K Shah overcame Punjab’s Jitin Kumar Chetry 6-2 4-6 6-0, while fifth seed Ajay Singh prevailed 7-5 6-1 against Punjab’s Samar Bir Singh Sidhu.

Chandigarh’s Sarthak Gandhi rallied from a set down to stun fourth seed Ansh Kundu. After losing the first set 2-6, Gandhi clinched the next two sets 6-4 6-2 to move into the quarterfinals.  

Sixth seed Rishi Jalota trounced Sarabjot Singh of Punjab 6-1 6-3 and Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje beat Gurustat Singh Makkar 6-1 2-6 6-2. 

Sai motors on

In the girls’ U-16 competition, top seed Sai Rajesh Bhoyar of Maharashtra drubbed Haryana’s Aditi Singh 6-1 6-0 to move into the quarterfinals. 

Second seed Sanvi Ahluwalia of Delhi thumped Maitreyi Phogat 6-1 6-0, while third seed Lakshmi Prabha Arunkumar of Tamil Nadu toppled Mahika Amit Gupta of Maharashtra 6-2 6-3. Fourth seed Tanushri Pandey defeated Uttarakhand’s Kuhoo Atrey 6-2 6-1.

Fifth seed Paavanii Paathak blanked Catherine Bhangu 6-0 6-0. Kaavya Palani dumped Vishita Jhorar 6-0 6-2 and Suhani Sabharwal of Maharashtra ousted Kristi Boro 6-3 6-3. Nandini Dixit edged out Snigdha Sran 7-5 6-0 in the pre-quarterfinals. 

Pre-quarterfinal Results

Boys’ U-16: Arjun A Kundu bt Akash Deb 4-6 6-3 6-3, Ajay Kundu bt Yogee Panwar 6-4 6-0, Sarthak Gandhi bt Ansh Kundu 2-6 6-4 6-2, Rishi Jalota bt Sarabjot Singh 6-1 6-3, Ajay Singh bt Samar Bir Singh Sidhu 7-5 6-1, Dhanya K Shah bt Jitin Kumar Chetry 6-2 4-6 6-0, Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje bt Gurustat Singh Makkar 6-1 2-6 6-2, Kartik Saxena bt Gaurav Kumar 6-1 6-0

Girls’ U-16: Sai Rajesh Bhoyar bt Aditi Singh 6-1 6-0, Kaavya Palani bt Vishita Jhorar 6-0 6-2, Lakshmi Prabha Arunkumar bt Mahika Amit Gupta 6-2 6-3, Paavanii Paathak bt Catherine Bhangu 6-0 6-0, Suhani Sabharwal bt Kristi Boro 6-3 6-3, Tanushri Pandey bt Kuhoo Atrey 6-2 6-1, Nandini Dixit bt Snigdha Sran 7-5 6-0, Sanvi Ahluwalia bt Maitreyi Phogat 6-1 6-0 

Girls’ U-18: Lakshmi Prabha Arunkumar bt Kristi Boro 6-1 6-1, Harleen Kaur bt Ridhima Mehra 6-0 6-1, Sandeepti Singh Rao bt Shreya Chakraborty 6-4 6-2, Tanushri Pandey bt Sai Rajesh Bhoyar 6-4 6-3, Paavanii Pathak bt Ameek Kiran Batth 7-5 6-4, Kaavya Sawheny bt Kaavya Palani 6-1 6-0, Aditi Singh bt Catherine Bhangu 6-1 6-1, Vanshika Choudhary bt Kaashvi Thapliyal 6-1 6-0