CLTA tournament: Satakshi moves into pre-quarters

Chandigarh, July 9

Satakshi Choudhary of Uttar Pradesh defeated local challenger Japleen Kaur without conceding a game to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals of the CLTA-AITA National Series Tennis Tournament at the Sector 10 Sports Complex here.

Haryana’s Jasmine Kaur overpowered a tough challenge by Delhi’s Sangida Ruhil 7-6(4), 6-2, while Radha Sadhra defeated Rasnum Kaur 6-1, 6-0. Third seed Tamanna Walia also moved ahead by defeating Aafreen Ruhil 6-0, 6-2, while Priyanshi Kaital defeated Rujula Dubey 6-3, 6-4. Vaishnavi Singh ousted Sana Sesh Varadhamani Rajan 6-1, 6-1, while Mahika Khanna outplayed Sidhak Kaur 6-3, 6-1 and Mansi Singh outplayed Manmeet Kakka 6-0, 6-3.

Princy Mandagalia faced a tough challenge from Aadirai KA before logging a 7-6(3), 1-6, 6-1 win. Shrawasti Kundilya also registered an identical comeback win over Avni Sahraya 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Sherry Sharma defeated Kritiika Katoch 7-6(0), 6-1.

In the boys’ U-18 category, top seed Delhi’s Rian Sharma defeated Evaan Luthra 6-1, 6-2 and Varun Singh outplayed Gujarat’s Devanshu Raval 6-1, 6-4. Haryana’s Aarav Chawla also moved ahead by defeating Ribhav Saroha 6-3, 6-2 and Shreyas Dogial defeated Fatehyab Singh 6-2, 6-4.

Results: Girls’ U-18

Dhatri Dave bt Avika Yadav 6-1, 6-0; Pratishtha Saini bt Anjali Dalal 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; Hansika Singh bt Sajhi Jain 6-1, 6-4; Rubani Kaur Sidhu bt Sayesha Taneja 6-4, 7-5.

Boys’ U-18

Aditya Mor bt Vivaan Mirdha 6-1, 6-1; Kartikey Tyagi bt Prem Yadav 6-3, 6-1; Mayank Sharma bt Ayushman Ghale 6-2, 6-2; Vishvajeet Sanas bt Dev Prakash 6-4, 6-0; Akshit Kaushik bt Love Pahal 6-0, 7-5; Tarussh Ghildyal bt Aryan Jolly 6-3, 6-1; Aryan Chauhan bt Abhimanyu Sagwal 6-4, 6-4.