Naresh stuns top seed Jitin for semis
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 5
Sixth seed Naresh Badgujar recorded a major upset by defeating to seed Jitin Kumar Chetry to reach into the boys’ U-18 semifinals in the ongoing CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament, today.
Badgujar logged a straight sets 6-0 6-1 win over Chetry. Unranked Navya Verma blanked fourth seed Dhairya Chadha 6-0 6-0 in another stunning match.
Second seed Sarthak Gandhi made his way to the semis by defeating fifth seed Harmanjot Singh 6-3 6-2, whereas eighth seed Sarthak Arora defeated Anirudh Sangra 7-5 6-4. In the boys’ U-16 category, Anirudh Sangra registered a comeback win over qualifier Lakshya Gupta. Sangra lost the first set 4-6, but returned back to log a 6-2 7-6(3) win for the semis. Second seed Navya Verma defeated fifth seed Arnav Malik 6-0 6-4, whereas third seed Arjun Jitendra defeated Tarun Sharma 6-3 6-2. Seventh seed Rakshit Dhankar also march ahead by defeating fourth seed Arush Sharma 6-1 7-5.
Bhumika stuns top seed Maitreyi
Seventh seed Bhumika Gupta confirmed her berth in the girls’ U-16 final-four round by recording a conformable one-sided 6-1 6-2 victory over top seed Maitreyi Phogat 6-1 6-2. Qualifier Bhumi Kakkar also reached in the next round by defeating second seed Riya Kaushik 7-5 6-3, while eighth seed Khaira Chetnani defeated Rubani Kaur Sidhu 6-2 6-4, whereas third seed Vanya Arora thrashed eighth seed Anusha Verma 6-0 6-1. In the girls’ U-18 quarterfinals, top seed Simran Pritam defeated fifth seed Riya Kaushik 6-3 6-0. Second seed Radhika Vasudeva marched ahead by defeating eighth seed Vanya Arora 6-4 6-3, while sixth seed Harnoor Kaur Sidhu outplayed Avneet Kaur 6-0 6-1.Seventh seed Pawandeep Kaur ruled over fourth seed Mehar Kohali by registering a 6-3 6-4 win.
Results (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 Kaur Sidhu bt Avneet Kaur 6-0 6-1, Pawandeep Kaur 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
