Akarshit, Ajay storm into quarters

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, April 4

Akarshit Mahajan defeated Sukhpreet Jhoje 6-1 6-0 to enter the boys’ U-18 quarterfinals in the ongoing CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament at the CLTA Complex, Sector 10, here today. 

Krishan Hooda upset sixth seed MS Karthik 6-2 6-1, while Asav Kumar stunned eighth seed Savneet Bajwa 6-1 6-3. 

Seventh seed Naresh Badgujar registered a 6-4 6-4 win against Jitin Chetry. Shashikant Rajput, Shrut Mohan and Bhupender Dahiya also moved into quarterfinals. 

In the boys’ U-14 pre-quarterfinals, top seed Ajay Singh eased past Mahismat Kumar 6-2 6-1, while Sarthak Arora rallied from a set down to overcame eighth seed Gaurav Kumar in a three setter. 

Arora lost the opening set 3-6, but came back strongly to draw level with a 6-1 win in the second set. He then carried forward the momentum into the final set to beat Kumar 6-4. 

Pranav Chopra, meanwhile, beat Parth Goel to move into the last-eight stage. 

Chopra won the opening set 6-3, but lost the second set 4-6. In the final set, he held his nerve to beat Goel 6-1. 

Sukhpreet Jhoje shed his U-18 disappointment with a 6-0 6-1 win against Arhaan Pahwa to book a place in the boys’ U-14 quarterfinals. Sarabjot Singh defeated Rakshit Dhankar 6-0 6-1

In the girls’ U-14 category, Nimrat Atwal had an easy outing against Suhani Sabarwal, winning 6-2 6-3 to seal a spot in the last-eight stage. 

Suryanshi Tanwar humbled Riya Kaushik 6-2 6-2, while Prachi Batra dumped Anuradha Chopra 6-0 6-2. Aaditaa Vasishta got the better of Sahira 6-1 6-2.

In girls’ U-18 pre-quarterfinals, Priyanka Jakhar defeated Arti Nayan 6-2 6-3, while Srishti Dhir beat Japjot Kuar 6-2 6-1. Harnoor Sidhu edged out Vrinda Sharma 6-4 6-2 to ensure a place in the quarterfinals.

2nd round results

Boys’ U-14: Ajay Singh bt Mahismat Kumar 6-2 6-1, Aryan Thakur bt Adhirit Awal 7-5 6-1, Jitin Chetry bt Rijul Bhatia 6-1 6-1, Sidharth Goel bt Abhay Yuvraj Singh 6-2 6-2, Sarthak Arora bt Gaurav Kumar 3-6 6-1 6-4, Pranav Chopra bt Parth Goel 6-3 4-6 6-1, Sukhpreet Jhoje bt Arhaan Pahwa 6-0 6-1, Sarabjot Singh bt Rakshit Dhankar 6-0 6-1

Boys’ U-18:  Akarshit Mahajan bt Sukhpreet Jhoje 6-1 6-0, Naresh Badgujar bt Jitin Chetry 6-4 6-4, Bhupender Dahiya bt Anuj Mann 6-2 6-0, Asav Kumar bt Savneet Bajwa 6-1 6-3, Tushar Sharma bt Ayyooque Khan 6-2 6-4, Shrut Mohan Nargeta bt Jagtar Arora 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3, Krishan Hooda bt MS Karthik 6-2 6-1, Shashikant Rajput bt Sidharth Goel 6-1 6-0

Girls’ U-14:  Krishti Boro bt Milli Pandit 6-1 6-0, Mehar Kohli bt Pawandeep Kaur 7-5 6-0, Nimrat Atwal bt Suhani Sabarwal 6-2 6-3, Suryanshi Tanwar bt Riya Kaushik 6-2 6-2, Prachi Batra bt Anuradha Chopra 6-0 6-2, Aaditaa Vasishta bt Sahira 6-1 6-2, Harnoor Sidhu bt Mrinalini Sharma 6-3 6-4, Kuhoo Atray bt Joane Fernandes 6-0 6-4

Girls’ U-18: Kavya Sawhney bt Shamita Yadav 6-1 6-0, Priyanka Jakhar bt Arti Nayan 6-2 6-3, Ashpreet Bajwa bt Simran Pritam 6-2 6-1, Harnoor Sidhu bt Vrinda Sharma 6-4 6-2, Srishti Dhir bt Japjot Kuar 6-2 6-1, Himanshika bt Sohani Makkar 6-1 6-2, Aishwarya Andalkar bt Nimrat Atwal 6-1 6-0, Harleen Kaur bt Rahat Mangat 6-2 6-2