Priyasakhi logs easy victory, enters semis
Chandigarh, August 3
Fourth seed Priyasakhi Sajnani easily defeated Parigya Yadav without conceding a single game to move into the girl’s U-18 semi-finals in the ongoing CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament.
Yashika Sharma overpowered Ananya Chaudhary (6-3, 6-2) and Vanya Arora ousted Riya Kaushik (6-0, 6-2) in other matches. Bhumi Kakkar faced a tough challenge by Radha Sadhra before recording a (6-3, 2-6, 6-2) victory.
In the girls’ U-14 quarterfinals, Parigya Yadav defeated Dhriti Parashar (7-5, 0-6, 6-3) and Mannat Awasthi defeated Shauryaa Pathak (6-1, 6-1). Shakti Singh stunned fourth seed Ajenika Puri (6-2, 6-2) and second seed Shrawasthi Kundilya defeated Ekam Kaur Shergill (6-3, 6-4).
Top seed Akshat Dhull marched into the boys’ U-18 semis by defeating Megh Maulik Patel (6-3, 6-2). Yashasvi Balhara defeated Pushkal Srivastava (6-1, 6-7(8), 6-1) and Pratham Hitesh Kotak overpowered Jasraj Singh Jagdev (6-2, 6-2). Aniruddh Sangra blanked Varchasva Thapliyal (6-2, 6-2). Sumukh Marya, top seed of the boys’ U-14 category, ousted Tejas Singh (6-2, 6-2). Raghav Pawan Sarode also reached the final four stage by defeating Sangram Bhadury (6-0, 6-1) and Sachit Thakur outplayed Tejas Khosla (6-1, 6-0). Pragun Thakur defeated Armaan Walia (6-2, 6-2).
Results (doubles’ semis)
Boys’ U-18: Arnav Bishoni/Varchasva Thapliyal bt Parmarth Kaushik/Lakshya Gupta (6-4, 6-4), Aniruddh Sangra/Ashwajit Senjam bt Aritro Ghosh/Pushkal Srivastava (6-2, 6-1)
Boys’ U-14: Haralam Singh/Armaan Walia bt Ashish Kumar/Daksh Redub (7-6(3), 6-4), Gaurish Madaan/Tejas Khosla bt Samarth Kwatra/Ayaan Chandel (6-2, 3-6, 10-4)
Girls’ U-18: Priyasakshi Sanjani/Radha Sadhra bt Ajenika Puri/Tamanna Walia (6-2, 6-3)
