Tennis tourney: Amandeep logs comeback win

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 14

Haryana’s Amandeep Rathee registered a comeback win over Chandigarh’s Rakshit Dhankar to march ahead in the men’s pre-quarterfinals during the ongoing CLTA-AITA National Ranking Tennis Championship here today.

Rathee lost the first set (3-6). He, however, registered (6-3, 6-2) win to move ahead in the championship. Top seed Chinmay Chauhan defeated Sourabh Sehrawat (6-1, 6-1), while Rhythm Malhotra ousted Priyanshu Chaudhary (6-4, 4-6, 6-1). Digvijay Singh Mehta defeated Hmant Kumar (6-0, 6-4), Neeraj Yashpaul outplayed Anand Prakash Gupta (6-2, 6-1), Amit Bzad defeated Anuj Malik (7-6(4), 7-6(5)) and Shubh Negi ousted Tanmay Jha (6-2, 6-2) in some other easy wins. Sajal Kesarwani also marched ahead by defeating Parmarth Kaushik (6-3, 6-4).

In the men’s doubles category, Tanmay and Vivek Kumar defeated Sarthak Suden and Dhanjay Singh (3-6, 6-3, 10-7). Sam and Deepender overpowered Udit Kamboj and Neeraj Yashpaul (7-5, 6-2), while Pranjay Kukreti and Sourah Sherawat defeated Maan Kesarwani and Anand Prakash Gupta (6-3, 6-3).

About The Author

Tribune News Service

The Tribune News Service brings you the latest news, analysis and insights from the region, India and around the world. Follow the Tribune News Service for a wide-ranging coverage of events as they unfold, with perspective and clarity.