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Dalwinder in quarters, Ajay crashes out

CHANDIGARH:Punjab’s Dalwinder Singh beat Shivam Dalmia of Delhi in straight sets to ease into the quarterfinals of the MCC-SR Subramaniam Memorial AITA Men’s Tennis Championship in Chennai on Wednesday.



Chandigarh, February 20 

Punjab’s Dalwinder Singh beat Shivam Dalmia of Delhi in straight sets to ease into the quarterfinals of the MCC-SR Subramaniam Memorial AITA Men’s Tennis Championship in Chennai on Wednesday. The eighth seed won 6-2 6-1.

Haryana’s Ajay Malik, however, crashed out after losing 1-6 4-6 to top seed Niki K Poonacha.  

Tamil Nadu’s Vignesh Veerabhadran, meanwhile, shocked second seed Suraj R Prabodh of Karnataka 7-6(1) 6-2 to book a place in the quarterfinals, where he will meet state-mate Dhakshineswar Suresh. 

Suresh came from behind to outlast Rishi Reddy of Karnataka 3-6 6-3 6-1.

Third seed Nitin Kumar Sinha of West Bengal overcame Rajasthan’s Faisal Qamar 7-6(5) 6-4 in the pre-quarters.

In the doubles quarters, Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Ihsan Hussian received a walkover against Nitin Kumar Sinha and Kaza Vinayak Sharma.

Jatin Dahiya and Dhakshineswar Suresh registered a 6-2 6-4 win over Prithvi Sekhar and PC Vignesh, while Aramaan Bhatia and Hardeep Singh humbled Himansu Mor and Eklavya Singh 6-3 6-3. TNS/PTI

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