Top seed Chirag eases into semis

Chandigarh, May 15

Top seed Chirag Dhuan of Haryana overpowered seventh seed Aditya Nandal to qualify for the semifinals of the boys’ U-16 category in the ongoing CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament at the Sector 10 CLTA Complex today.

Dhuan was in full control of the match, pulling off a 6-1 7-6(3) victory over Nandal.

Fifth seed Dhanya Shah of Gujarat also moved into the last four by defeating Ansh Kundu of Haryana 6-1 6-0 without facing much difficulties.

Qualifier Ajay Kundu continued his winning spree as he returned from a set down to defeat Haryana’s eighth seed Yogee Panwar 3-6 7-5 6-3. Dhuhan became the fourth semifinalist by defeating Hardik Choudhary of Uttar Pradesh 6-1 6-1.

In the boys’ U-18 category, top seed Haryana’s Sushant Dabas had an easy 6-2 6-4 victory against his state-mate Deepender Grewal. Fourth seed Divesh Gahlot of Haryana also moved to the next round by registering a 7-5 6-2 victory against Nitin Jaipal Singh, while Uttarakhand’s Drona Walia stunned second seed Krish Patel of Gujarat 6-4 6-0.

Fifth seed Karan Singh of Haryana, meanwhile, fought hard to defeat Delhi’s Akhilendran Indrabala 7-6(2) 2-6 6-2 and fourth seed Divesh Gahlot easily overpowered eighth seed Nitin Jaipal Singh of Haryana 7-5 6-2.

Reene, Kaavya in semis

Top seed Renee Singla of Haryana moved into in the girls’ U-16 semis by registering an easy 6-1 6-0 win against sixth seed Kavya Khirwar. Fourth seed Sanvi Ahluwalia of Delhi also progressed after defeating seventh seed Kanupriya Rajawat of Rajasthan 6-2 6-3, while Haryana’s Disha Sehrawat recovered from a set down to defeat Lakshmi Gowda of Delhi 1-6 7-5 7-5.

In the last quarterfinal, fifth seed Haryana’s Anjali Rathi blanked Tanushri Pandey of Uttar Pradesh 6-0 6-3. In the girls’ U-18 category, top seed Kaavya Sawhney of Haryana faced tough resistance from Shreya Gulia before logging a 5-7 6-3 6-3 victory to sail into the semis.

Second seed Vanshika Choudhary of Uttar Pradesh also returned from a set down to log a stunning 4-6 6-1 7-6(1) victory against Anjali Rathi. In other matches, Lagan Bidhan easily defeated Rajasthan’s Kanupriya Rajawat 6-4 6-3 and fourth seed Renne Singla blanked Prinkle Singh 6-1 6-1.

Ajay-Aditya advance

The top-seeded pair of Ajay Kundu and Aditya Nandal overpowered Yashsvi Hooda and Divanshu Hooda 6-3 6-3 to make their way into the semis of the boys’ U-16 doubles category. 

The second-seeded team of Jitin Kumar Chetry and Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje also moved to the next stage by defeating Sarabjot Singh and Gurustat Sing Makkar 6-3 1-6 10-4, while third seeds Sarthak Gandhi and Ajay Singh defeated Gaurav Kumar and Navya Verma 6-2 6-4. Fourth seeds Ansh Kundu and Lakhsya Batra stunned Lakshya Gupta and Aditya Chauhan 7-5 2-6 10-2. 

In the girls’ U-18 category, the top-seeded duo of Vanshika Chaudhary and Sandeepti Singh Rao blanked Kanupriya Rajawat and Anoushka Sharma 6-3 6-0. The third seed pair of Sai Rajesh Bhoyar and Suryanshi Tanwar also moved into the semis by defeating Kriti Tomar and Kaavya Palani 6-1 6-0. 

In the last quarterfinal, Harleen Kaur and Simran Pritam logged a 6-3 6-2 win against Hannah Nagpal and Kavya Khirwar 6-3 6-2. — TNS