Jasmine stuns top seed Krittika, enters semis

Chandigarh, October 18

Haryana’s Jasmine Kaur stunned top seed and local challenger Krittika Katoch to advance into the semifinals of the U-16 CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS7) Tennis Tournament.

Jasmine defeated the top seed in straight sets 6-4 6-2. Second seed Mannat Awasthi, meanwhile, easily defeated Punjab’s Florence Bhumbak 6-3 6-1. Third seed Mokshika Yadav faced a tough resistance from Dishita Kumar before logging a 6-1 4-6 6-3 win, while fourth seed Vanshika Yadav defeated Aahana Bhalla 6-2 6-1.

In the boys’ U-16 quarterfinals, top seed Armaan Walia defeated Ashish Kumar 6-1 6-3 and second seed Parmarth Kaushik ousted Punjab’s Hardit Singh 6-2 6-4. Abhinav Sangra also advanced to the next round by defeating Aarya Vaibhav Nigam 6-1 6-0, while Sachit Thakur struggled to beat Punjab’s Devansh Parajuli 6-2 3-6 6-1.

Devansh-Parmarth in semis

The pair of Devansh Parajuli and Parmarth Kaushik defeated Harsh Santosh Jugnale and Raj Sanjay Biswas 6-2 6-2 to move into the boys’ U-16 doubles semifinals. The pair of Kirtarth Singh and Armaan Walia defeated Ayaan Chandel and Samrath Singh Kwatra 6-2 6-1. Anish Sharma and Ayush Singh outplayed Hardit Singh and Aarav Bishnoi 6-3 6-4, while Gaurish Madaan and Sachit Thakur defeated Devvert Singh Kadian and Abhinav Sangra 3-6 6-3 10-5.

In the boys’ U-12 category, Karman Singh Grover and Aarish Kapoor recorded a comeback 4-6 6-3 10-7 win over Harsh Praful Nagwani and Raghav Khurana, while Divyang Rasgotra and Sparsh Santosh Patil defeated Eshaan Jagga and Shriyan Bansal 6-3 6-3. Prabhnoor Singh and Mahijith Kaura also advanced further by defeating Atharv Narsinghani and Vyan Sharma 3-6 7-6(7) 10-2.