Akash enters quarters

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 18

Unseeded Akash Srinivasan upset top seed Yuvraj Chodha to seal a spot in the boys’ U-18 quarterfinals in the Roots-AITA National Ranking Championship in Zirakpur on Tuesday. 

Srinivasan lost the opening set 4-6, but came back strongly to win the next two sets 6-1 6-4 to stay in contention for a place in the semifinals. 

Second seed Aryan Thakur defeated Aakarshit 6-2 7-5, while third seed Pranay Chaudhary outplayed Shashank Singh 6-2 6-4. Sarthak Gandhi registered 6-0 6-4 win over Yash Nagdev in the pre-quarterfinals.  

Shagnik Bose edged out Anant 6-0 6-3, while Aditya Chauhan drubbed Lakshya Gupta 6-1 6-0. Sarthak Arora had an easy outing against Rishi Dahiya. Arora won 6-2 6-2. Rohan Phule registered an identical win over Chandigarh’s Dhairya Chadha.

Pranay advances 

In the boys’ U-16 pre-quarterfinals, top seed Pranay Chaudhary registered a 6-2 6-0 win over Amish Bansal. Third seed Aryan Thakur blanked Kartik Sunil Kumar 6-0 6-0, while Sanat Goyal came from behind to beat Dhairya Chadha 5-7 6-0 6-3. 

Aditya Chauhan dispatched Arnav Bhishnoi 6-2 6-4, while Lakshya Gupta dismissed Darshan Dilbaar 6-1 6-0 to move into the quarterfinals. 

Aditi progresses 

Top seed Aditi Singh, meanwhile, registered 6-0 6-1 win over Simar Atwal in the girls’ U-18 pre-quarterfinals. Sriwalli ousted Japjot Kaur 6-3 6-0, while Lavanya downed Vanshita Malothra 7-6(4) 6-0. Third seed Priyal Chaudhary dumped Navya Kola 6-2 6-1. 

Pre-quarterfinal results 

• Boys’ U-18: Akash Srinivasan bt Yuvraj Chodha 4-6 6-1 6-4, Sarthak Gandhi bt Yash Nagdev 6-0 6-4, Shagnik Bose bt Anant 6-0 6-3, Pranay Chaudhary bt Shashank Singh 6-2 6-4, Aditya Chauhan bt Lakshya Gupta 6-1 6-0, Sarthak Arora bt Rishi Dahiya 6-2 6-2, Rohan Phule bt Dhairya Chadha 6-2 6-2, Aryan Thakur bt Aakarshit 6-2 7-5
• Boys’ U-16: Pranay Chaudhary bt Amish Bansal 6-2 6-0, Aditya Chauhan bt Arnav Bhishnoi 6-2 6-4, Sanat Goyal bt Dhairya Chadha 5-7 6-0 6-3, Aryan Thakur bt Kartik Sunil Kumar 6-0 6-0, Rishi Dahiya bt Anirudh Sangra 6-1 7-6(5), Lakshya Gupta bt Darshan Dilbaar 6-1 6-0, Harmanjit Singh bt Shagnik Bose 6-1 1-6 6-2, Shraey Vir bt Yuvraj Chohda 6-4 6-2
• Girls’ U-18: Aditi Singh bt Simar Atwal 6-0 6-1, Sriwalli bt Japjot Kaur 6-3 6-0, Lavanya bt Vanshita Malothra 7-6(4) 6-0, Priyal Chaudhary bt Navya Kola 6-2 6-1, Catherine Bangu bt Rushika 6-4 6-3