Jitin eases into quarters

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 25 

Jitin Chetry dumped Uday Jyoti 6-2 6-2 to move into the boys’ U-16 quarterfinals in the STA-AITA Talent Series (TS-7) Tennis Tournament at the Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, here, on Tuesday.

Harmanjot Singh drubbed Aryan Aggarwal 6-1 6-0 and Namish Sharma registered an identical win over Yashvardhan Gaur. Aditya Chauhan blanked Harsh Arora 6-0 6-0 in the pre-quarters. 

Aniruddh Mukherjee humbled Avish Verma 7-5 6-4, while Lakshya Gupta overcame Kartikeya Saini 6-1 6-7(5) 6-3. Sarthak Gandhi edged out Kartik Sunil 6-3 6-1.

Rijul Bhatia dispatched Anuj Pal 6-0 6-1 in the boys’ U-16 pre-quarterfinals before dismissing Jivaj Chawla 6-2 6-2 to book a berth in the boys’ U-14 quarters.  

Vikas Jangra downed Pratham Gopal 6-1 6-3, while Namish Sharma drubbed Prabir Singh 6-0 6-1 in the boys’ U-14 pre-quarterfinals. Anuj Pal packed off Gurpuneet Singh 6-2 6-3. 

Kartikeya Saini came from behind to beat Yash Jindal 3-6 6-4 7-5, while Damanpreet Singh overcame Arnav Bishnoi 2-6 6-3 6-4. Fatheyab Singh downed Arnav Malik 7-5 3-6 6-2 and Manjot Singh registered a 6-4 1-6 6-4 win over Anirudh Mukherjee.

Pawandeep advances

In the girls’ U-16 pre-quarterfinals, Pawandeep Kaur overcame Omisha Nischal 6-4 4-6 6-0, while Vanya Arora beat Sargam Singla 7-6(5) 6-3. Bhumika Gupta edged out Khushi Sharma 6-3 6-4. Ananya Dogra outplayed Mehareen Kaur 6-1 6-2.

Ananya Dogra defeated Jannat Sandhu 6-0 6-2 in the girls’ U-14 pre-quarterfinals.

Vanya Arora tamed Unjila 6-1 6-2, while Vishita Ranbir downed Bhumika Gupta 6-2 6-0. Rubani Sidhu registered a 6-4 1-6 6-3 win over Khushi Sharma and Yashika Sharma beat Vedaa Anand 6-2 1-6 6-1.