Parth Sharma defeats Anuj Pal, enters next round

Mohali, April 12

Parth Sharma logged a comeback 0-6, 6-3(10-8) win over third seed Anuj Pal to move into the next round of boys’ U-14 category in the ongoing Roots-AITA CS (7) National Ranking Championship.

Akshat Dhull, meanwhile, easily defeated Himanish Brinda 6-0, 6-1 and Nirvaan Singh ousted Samvir Singh 6-2, 6-2. Aryaveer Sharma defeated Akshit Ratti and Divyam Sharma beat Kirtarth Singh by identical scores of 6-0, 6-3. Advit Tiwari faced a tough resistance from Aarya Vaibhav before logging a 3-6, 6-3(8) win. Abhinav Sangra registered an identical hard-fought 7-6(3), 6-2 win over Sukhraj Preet and Aarush Sharma defeated Rehaandeep Singh 6-3, 6-1.

In the girls’ U-14 category, Ira Chadha outclassed Aisha Gupta 6-0, 6-1 and Ekam Kaur overpowered Paavni Panwar 6-4, 6-2. Agampreet Kaur logged a 6-1, 6-1 win over Mannat Awasthi and Gurnaaz Toor defeated Ajenika Puri 6-2, 6-0. — TNS