Ranjhana clinches maiden national title
Ranjhana Sangram, representing Harvest Tennis Academy, Jassowal, bagged her first-ever U-18 national series singles title at the prestigious AITA National Series (U-18) in Chandigarh.
Starting with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win in the final qualifying round, Ranjhana displayed remarkable fighting spirit in the main draw, including a thrilling upset over top-seed Mahika Khanna (India Rank 7) with a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6) victory.
She continued her brilliant run by defeating higher-ranked players in each round, before securing the championship after leading 4-1 in the final against third seed Nainika Bendram (Rank 18), who retired.
Ranjhana also finished runners-up in the doubles alongside her partner Aafreen.
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