Gaurav races into quarters

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 19

Gaurav Kumar dumped Yash Jindal 6-0 6-1 to book a berth in the boys’ U-16 quarterfinals in the STA-AITA Talent Series (TS-7) Tennis Tournament at the Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, here, on Tuesday.

Satvik Singla overcame Pratham Gopal Krishan 6-2 5-7 6-4, while Fateh Singh registered a 6-2 6-3 win over Arnav Malik. Kartikeya Saini beat Gurpuneet Singh 7-5 2-6 6-2 in the pre-quarterfinals. 

Aniruddh Sangra humbled Darshan Dilbar 6-4 6-4. Kartik Sunil K dismissed Arnav Bishnoi 6-1 6-2 and Yashvardhan Gaur edged out Chaitanya Bansal 6-1 6-0. 

Aditya Chauhan had an easy outing against Daksh Khokhar as he won his pre-quarterfinal match 6-2 6-0.

Arshveer rallies ahead

Meanwhile, Arshveer Sharma came from behind to stun Pratham Gopal Krishan in the boys’ U-14 pre-quarterfinals. 

Sharma lost the opening set 3-6, but came back strongly to win the next two sets 6-4 6-3 to seal a place in the last eight. 

Aditya Chauhan continued his impressive run in the tournament with a 6-0 6-0 demolition of Anshu Rajpal, while Arnav Bishnoi dispatched Vishal 6-1 6-2. Yash Jindal moved into the quarterfinals with a 6-4 6-4 win over Daksh Khokhar.

Satvik Singla overcame a resilient Devanshu Pranjuli to stay alive in the competition. Pranjuli won the opening set 7-6(4) and was leading 3-2 in the second before Singla fought back to seal the set 6-4 and draw level. In the decider, Singla kept his nerve to beat Pranjuli 7-5 and move into the quarterfinals.  

Fateh Singh stayed on course for a semifinals spot with a 6-0 6-2 win over Yash Solanky.

Pre-quarterfinals 

Boys’ U-14: Aditya Chauhan bt Anshu Rajpal 6-0 6-0, Arshveer Sharma bt Pratham Gopal Krishan 3-6 6-4 6-3, Arnav Bishnoi bt Vishal 6-1 6-2, Satvik Singla bt Devanshu Pranjuli 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5, Yash Jindal bt Daksh Khokhar 6-4 6-4, Fateh Singh bt Yash Solanky 6-0 6-2 

Boys’ U-16: Gaurav Kumar bt Yash Jindal 6-0 6-1, Satvik Singla bt Pratham Gopal 6-2 5-7 6-4, Fateh Singh bt Arnav Malik 6-2 6-3, Kartikeya Saini bt Gurpuneet Singh 7-5 2-6 6-2, Aniruddh Sangra bt Darshan Dilbar  6-4 6-4, Kartik Sunil K bt Arnav Bishnoi 6-1 6-2, Yashvardhan Gaur bt Chaitanya Bansal 6-1 6-0, Aditya Chauhan bt Daksh Khokhar 6-2 6-0