Manas, Lanlana lift singles tennis titles

Chandigarh, December 15

Qualifiers Manas Dhamne and Lanlana Tararudee won the boys’ and girls’ singles titles, respectively, on the concluding day of the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors (Grade-2) Tournament, at the CLTA Complex, Sector 10, here today.

In the boys’ U-18 final, Indian contender Dhamne overpowered seventh seed USA’s Aayush P Bhat. Dhamne logged (7-5, 6-1) win to grab the title. Earlier in the semi-finals, Bhat defeated Bushan Haobam (6-4, 6-2) and Dhamne recorded a (7-5, 6-1) win over Lucas Phanthala. Meanwhile, in the girls’ U-18 final, fifth seed Thailand’s Lanlana Tararudee toppled sixth seed Russian player Vlada Mincheva. The title clash lasted for nearly four hours. Lanlana logged a (7-6(8), 4-6, 7-6(8)) victory to grab the trophy.

Aayush-Rushil win doubles title

The pair of Aayush P Bhat and Rushil Khosla won the boys’ U-18 doubles title by defeating Fadi Bidan and Thanaphat Boosarawongse. Darja Suvirjonkova and Lanlana claimed the girls’ U-18 title by registering a win over Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Chaphalkar. —