Haryana’s Avi beat Vansh in straight sets
Chandigarh, February 20
Haryana’s Avi Agarwal stunned second seed Punjab’s Vansh Sharma in straight sets 6-4 6-3 to reach into the boys’ U-18 semifinals, during the ongoing Roots-AITA Challenger Series event.
Top seed Aadith KA of Tamil Nadu defeated Akshit Kumar of Rajasthan 6-3 6-3, and Vivaan Bidasaria ousted Rudranshvir Singh 6-0 6-1.
Punjab’s Prabh Sifat Singh also moved ahead by defeating Rudra Deva Bhai 6-2 6-4, while third seed Umang Singh registered an easy 6-0 6-0 win over Jahaan Jolly. Armaan Pujara recorded a comeback 5-7 6-4 6-4 win over Jayvir Panwar of Gujarat.
In the boys U-16 quarterfinals, Kshitij Sinha defeated Harman Singh 6-0 6-1. Top seed Lakshya Dhiman also marched ahead by defeating Aarav Bhasker without conceding a single game, while Vivaan Bidasaria defeated Sifat 6-2 6-4. Harsh Marwaha recroded an easy 6-6 6-0 win over Neil Solanki of Rajasthan.
