Arhan, Snigdha walk away with titles

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 9

Arhan Pahwa today beat Sukhpreet Jhoje 7-4(5) 4-0 to win the boys U-12 singles final of the CLTA-AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Courts Complex, Sector 10. 

In the girls U-12 category, Snigdha Sran beat Harnoor Sidhu 4-2 4-5(3) 4-2 to emerge as winner. 

Lagging 3-4 in the first set, Arhan came back strongly to level the score and win the set in the tie breaker. 

In the second set, Arhan was in the complete control and made Sukhpreet commit unforced errors to clinch the set (4-0) and match.

Jhoje had earlier upset second seed Sarthak Arora 9-7 to advance to the finals. In the second semifinal, Pahwa overcame top seed Rakshit Dhankar 9-1 in a one-sided match.

Sran took the first set 4-2 and was in complete control in the second set before Sidhu rallied to level the score and win the set. In the third set both players had long rallies, but Sran counted on her experience to beat Sidhu 4-2.

In the semifinals, Sran had defeated Batra in a hard-fought match 9-8(4), while Sidhu dominated Pratiksha Saini 9-0. 

In the first round of the boys U-16, top seed Shashikant blanked Shrenik Bhalla 6-0 6-0. The second round of the main draw in the boys and girls U-16 segment will be played tomorrow.

Results: 

Girls U-16 (first round): Japjot Kaur bt Pawandeep Kaur 6-1 6-0, Yamini Issar bt Priya Chauhan (walkover), Jyotsana Yadav bt Husnal Brar 6-4 6-4, Saisha Khanna bt Banita Azad 6-1 6-0, Nimrat Kaur Atwal bt Bhavya Sangri 7-5 1-6 3-0 (retd), Shamita Yadav bt Satmatjot Kaur 6-0 6-0, Prabhjot Kaur bt Pragya Pabbi 4-6 6-4 6-4, Lagan Bidhan bt Dikshita Rana 6-4 6-4, Mrinalini Sharma bt Harmandeep Kaur 6-0 6-4, Vrinda Sharma bt Sukhmani Sahota 6-4 6-1, Konika Dhull bt Aadita Vashisht 6-1 6-1, Vrinda Sharma bt Navya Virk 6-0 6-0.

Boys U-16 (first round): Shashikant Rajput bt Shrenik Bhalla 6-0 6-0, Abhishek Khatri bt Abhinav 6-3 6-3, Yuvraj Singh Kooka bt Navkaran Singh 6-1 6-1, Parveen Kumar bt Vikramaditya Kadian 7-5 6-3, Sarvesh Mariya bt Abhiraj 6-1 6-1, Udit Kamboj bt Gaurav Kumar 7-6(7) 6-3, Sehaj Punj bt Akshit Chabra 6-2 6-2, Shrut Mohan Nargeta bt Viren Kumar 6-0 6-1, Bhupender Dahiya bt Bhavnoor 6-1 6-0, Ajay Singh bt Tushar Kumar 6-0 6-0, Naresh Badgujar bt Pranay Sharma 6-1 6-0, Divyansh Agrahari bt Mahismat Kumar 6-3 6-3, Uddayvir Singh bt Aarav Singh Gill 6-1 6-2, Sehaj Naangal bt Jitin Chetry 7-5 6-3, Pranav Chopra bt Kunal Patiyal 6-1 6-3, Abhay Mohan bt Manveer Singh 4-6 6-2 6-2.

Boys U-12 (singles semis): Arhan Pahwa bt Rakshit Dhankar 9-1, Sukhpreet Jhoje bt Sarthak Arora 9-7 

Boys U-12 (singles final): Arhan Pahwa bt Sukhpreet Jhoje 5-4(5) 4-0

Girls U-12 (singles semis): Snigdha Sran bt Prachi Batra 9-8(4), Harnoor Sidhu bt Pratishtha Saini 9-0 

Girls U-12 (singles final): Snigdha Sran bt Harnoor Sidhu 4-2 4-5(3) 4-2.