National ranking meet: Top seed Anjali Rathi defeats Radhika Vasudev to sail into tennis quarterfinals
Chandigarh, February 6
Top seed Haryana’s Anjali Rathi easily sailed into the women’s quarterfinals by defeating Radhika Vasudev 6-2 6-2 at the CLTA-AITA National Ranking Tennis Championship.
Ritu Rai of Uttar Pradesh recorded a 6-4 7-5 win over Karnataka’s Sanjitha Ramesh, while third seed Ruma Ashutosh Gaikaiwari overpowered a tough challenge by Satakshika Sahayak 6-4 1-6 6-4. Mahika Khanna defeated Gamya Gupta 6-1 6-2, and Ishwari Anant Matere ousted Shreya Pasricha 6-2 6-3. Saily Prashantkumar Thakkar of Gujarat also advanced by defeating Hridayeshi B Pai 6-4 6-7(3) 6-0, while Haryana’s Snigdha Ruhil recorded a comeback 0-6 6-4 7-5 win over Mrinalini Sharma. Sahira Singh logged an easy 6-1 6-2 win over Poorvi Bhatt.
In the men’s pre-quarterfinals, top seed Maharashtra’s Atharva Sharma easily defeated Sahajpreet Bajwa 6-2 6-3. Delhi’s Bikramjeet Chawla ousted Arnav Bishnoi 6-1 6-4, and Rakshak Tarun V outplayed Sahil Sarang 6-1 6-1. Punjab’s Paramveer Bajwa trounced Ashwajit Senjam 6-1 6-0, and Bhicky Sagolshem of Manipur put Yagnesh Pampari to rout 6-2 6-2. Aditya Mor edged past Sagar Kumar 6-4 6-2, Arjun Rathi slammed Aditya Kothari 6-2 6-0 and Dalwinder Singh triumphed over Jagmeet Singh 6-2 6-2.
In the men’s doubles event, the team of Atharva Sharma and Jagmeet Singh defeated Subh Negi and Rakshit Dhankar 7-6(4) 6-3 to move into the quarterfinals. The pair of Arjun Rathi and Shivam Devam beat Sachin Rana and Aniket Singh 6-2 6-2, while Sagolshem and Ashwajit Senjam emerged victorious in their tie against Mayank Yadav and Harshit Yadav 6-3 6-4.
