Simran storms into semifinals

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 5

Top seed Simran Pritam lived up to her billing as she packed off fifth seed Riya Kaushik in a lop-sided contest to seal a berth in the girls’ U-18 semifinals at the CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament here today. Simran won 6-3 6-0.

Second seed Radhika Vasudeva registered a 6-4 6-3 win over eighth seed Vanya Arora, while sixth seed Harnoor Kaur Sidhu drubbed Avneet Kaur 6-0 6-1 in the quarterfinals. Seventh seed Pawandeep Kaur stunned fourth seed Mehar Kohali 6-3 6-4.

Naresh upsets Jitin

In the boys’ U-18 competition, sixth seed Naresh Badgujar created a flutter as he ousted top seed Jitin Kumar Chetry in the quarterfinals. Badgujar won 6-0 6-1.

Navya Verma upset fourth seed Dhairya Chadha 6-0 6-0, while second seed Sarthak Gandhi downed fifth seed Harmanjot Singh 6-3 6-2. Eighth seed Sarthak Arora humbled Anirudh Sangra 7-5 6-4.

Sangra though made it to the boys’ U-16 semifinals with a hard fought win over Lakshya Gupta.

Sangra lost the first set 4-6, but came back strongly to win the next two sets 6-2 7-6(3) and seal a place in the semifinals.

Second seed Navya Verma defeated fifth seed Arnav Malik 6-0 6-4, while third seed Arjun Jitendra prevailed 6-3 6-2 over Tarun Sharma. Seventh seed Rakshit Dhankar stunned fourth seed Arush Sharma 6-1 7-5.

Maitreyi stunned

In the girls’ U-16 quarterfinals, seventh seed Bhumika Gupta thrashed top seed Maitreyi Phogat 6-1 6-2., while qualifier Bhumi Kakkar stunned second seed Riya Kaushik 7-5 6-3.

Eighth seed Khaira Chetnani edged out Rubani Kaur Sidhu 6-2 6-4 and third seed Vanya Arora lorded over eighth seed Anusha Verma. Vanya won 6-0 6-1.

Quarterfinals

Boys’ U-18: Naresh Badgujar bt Jitin Kumar Chetry 6-0 6-1, Navya Verma bt Dhairya Chadha 6-0 6-0, Sarthak Arora bt Anirudh Sangra 7-5 6-4, Sarthak Gandhi bt Harmanjot Singh 6-3 6-2

Boys’ U-16: Anirudh Sangra bt Lakshya Gupta 4-6 6-2 7-6(3), Arjun Jitendra bt Tarun Sharma 6-3 6-2, Rakshit Dhankar bt Arush Sharma 6-1 7-5, Navya Verma bt Arnav Malik 6-0 6-4

Girls’ U-18: Simran Pritam bt Riya Kaushik 6-3 6-0, Harnoor Sidhu bt Avneet Kaur 6-0 6-1, Pawandeep bt Mehar Kohali 6-3 6-4, Radhika Vasudeva bt Vanya Arora 6-4 6-3

Girls’ U-16: Bhumika Gupta bt Maitreyi Phogat 6-1 6-2, Khaira Chetnani bt Rubani Kaur Sidhu 6-2 6-4, Vanya Arora bt Anusha Verma 6-0 6-1, Bhumi Kakkar bt Riya Kaushik 7-5 6-3