Prasad, Pooja log easy wins in tennis tourney

Top seed Maharashtra’s Prasad Ingale defeated Prashant Proacha 6-0, 6-1 to qualify for the men’s main draw during the ongoing CLTA-AITA National Ranking Tennis Championship. Another Maharashtra player, Atharva Sharma toppled local contender Yashasvi Balhara 6-1, 6-2, while Omar Rehan Sumer outplayed Avik Sheoran without conceding a single game.

Tushar Mittal also moved ahead by defeating Manjot Singh Ahuja 7-6(3), 6-2, Debasish Sahoo defeated Aum Pranay Parikh 7-6(2), 6-1 and Arntya Ohlyan overcame Aryan Chauhan 0-6, 6-1, 10-5 in some tough matches. Hemant Kumar registered an easy 6-1, 6-2 win over Yasharth Chaddha and Sourav Kumar Yadav defeated Shubham Kumawat 6-1, 6-3.

In the women’s final qualifier round, Pooja Ingale defeated Punjab’s Priyanshi Katial 6-0, 6-0. Mahika Khanna defeated Ajenika Puri 6-1, 6-3 and Sara Yadav ousted Laalitya Kalluri 6-2, 7-5. Durganshi Kumar also moved ahead by defeating Radha Sadhra 6-0, 6-2. In some one-sided matches, Samriti Punyani defeated Lehar Singh Tomar 6-0, 6-0, Snigdha Ruhil ousted Nikita Som 6-0, 6-0, Aadirai KA outplayed Alexa Singh 6-1, 6-1 and Anandita Sharma defeated Ekta Ingle 6-3, 6-0.