Aryan fights his way into semis

Tribune News Service

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Mohali, January 1

Aryan Jolly ousted third seed Kanvarpreet Singh in a nail-biting match to march ahead into the boys’ U-14 semifinals in the Roots AITA Talent Series (TS7) National Ranking Championship here today. Jolly won the first set 6-2 to push Kanvarpreet to the back foot. However, the third seed rallied strongly by winning the next set 5-7. In the final set, both players fought hard but Jolly made it to the next round by registering a 6-4 victory.

Umang Singh Cogi also moved into the semifinals by defeating Gurbaaz Singh 6-2 6-2. In other quarterfinal matches, Harwin Singh blanked Anuj Pal 6-2 6-0 and Hardik Khanduja logged a one-sided 6-3 6-1 win over Harveer Singh.

Meanwhile, Aksh Jood registered a comeback victory over Gopal Jee to move into the boys’ U-12 semis. Jood lost the first set 4-6 but raised his game in the second and third sets to register a 7-5 6-4 win and enter the last-4 stage. Vansh Sharma blanked second seed Tanishq Jood 6-2 7-6(3) in another quarterfinal match.

In the girls’ U-14 category pre-quarters, top seed Mehak Gupta defeated Akshdha Sharma 6-2 6-4. Shrawasti Kundilya also marched ahead by defeating Kanishka Vashisht 6-1 6-2 and Ayushi Prajapat ousted Rewa Dixit 6-4 6-3. Gurnaaz Kaur won a tough tie against Akshita Vashist 5-7 7-5(10-7), while Radha blanked Tanisha 6-0 6-0 without conceding a single game. Inaaya Mittal made a strong comeback against Poonam, winning 1-6 6-2(10-5), while Isheeta Midha defeated Sidhak Kaur 6-3 6-3.

Second seed Shriya Singh outplayed Gamya Gupta 6-1 6-3 and Inaaya Mittal registered a 6-0 6-0 win over Shauryaa Pathak in the girls’ U-12 pre-quarterfinals stage. Mehak Preet Kaur defeated Tamanna Walia 6-4 6-4 and Isheeta Midha blanked Agampreet Kaur 6-2 6-2. Ekam Kaur was awarded a walkover against Gurleen Kaur and Priyanshi Katyal ousted Rashi Dixit 6-4 6-4.

Results

Boys’ U-14 (Quarterfinal)

Aryan Jolly bt Kanvarpreet Singh 6-2 5-7 6-4, Umang Singh Cogi bt Gurbaaz Singh 6-2 6-2, Harwin Singh bt Anuj Pal 6-2 6-0, Hardik Khanduja bt Harveer Singh 6-3 6-1

Boys’ U-12 (Quarterfinal)

Aksh Jood bt Gopal Jee 4-6 7-5 6-4, Vansh Sharma bt Tanishq Jood 6-2 7-6(3)

Girls’ U-14 (Pre quarterfinals)

Mehak Gupta bt Akshdha Sharma 6-2 6-4, Shrawasti Kundilya bt Kanishka Vashisht 6-1 6-2, Ayushi Prajapat bt Rewa Dixit 6-4 6-3, Gurnaaz Kaur bt Akshita Vashist 5-7 7-5(10-7), Radha bt Tanisha 6-0 6-0, Inaaya Mittal bt Poonam 1-6 6-2(10-5), Isheeta Midha bt Sidhak Kaur 6-3 6-3, Shriya Singh bt Gamya Gupta 6-1 6-3

Girls’ U-12 (Pre quarterfinals)

Inaaya Mittal bt Shauryaa Pathak 6-0 6-0, Mehak Preet Kaur bt Tamanna Walia 6-4 6-4, Isheeta Midha bt Agampreet Kaur 6-2 6-2, Gurnaaz Kaur bt Reet Arora 4-6 6-4(10-2), Priyanshi Katyal bt Rashi Dixit 6-4 6-4, Akshdha Sharma bt Ananya Walia 5-7 6-3(10-5).