Anjali in quarterfinal of tennis tournament
Chandigarh, August 6
Anjali Rathi moved into women’s quarterfinals by defeating Divya Sharma 6-4, 6-0 during the CLTA-AITA National Ranking Tennis Championship. Second seed Sahira Singh outclassed Shatakshi Chaudhary 6-4, 6-4, while Mahika Khanna of Uttar Pradesh toppled Saily Prashantkumar Thakkar 6-4, 6-0.
Chevika Reddy Sama also logged an easy 6-2, 6-2 win over Snigdha Paibandla, while Delhi’s Samriti Punyani defeated Shagun Kumari 6-2, 6-2 and Riya Sachdeva ousted Diva Bhatia 6-3, 6-4. Samaira Malik was leading 3-0 against Bhumika Sanjay Tripathi, when the latter conceded the match. Ayuishi Singh also moved ahead by defeating Medhavi Singh 6-3, 6-2.
In the men’s pre-quarterfinals, top seed Neeraj Yashpaul defeated Tanik Gupta 6-2, 7-5 and Priyanshu Choudhary defeated Vansh Nandal 6-4, 6-2. Moksh Puri also logged an easy 6-1, 6-0 win over Upnishad Bhardwaj, while Suraj R Prabodh defeated Prag Sheoran 6-3, 6-0. Akshat Dhull also moved ahead by defeating Sajal Kesarwani 6-3, 6-4. — TNS
