Aurangabad, January 16: The EMMTC – MSLTA Asian Under-14 Tennis Championship, organized by MSLTA and EMMTC under the Auspices of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF), All India Tennis Association (AITA), and Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), saw three stunning upsets that added excitement to the tournament.
Boys’ Singles Quarterfinals Beckon: Wildcard entrant Smit Undre created a major upset by defeating seventh seed Sanjay Kumar with a score of 6-3, 6-1, securing a spot in the boys’ singles quarterfinals. In another closely contested match, Daivik Kalvakunta triumphed over Vishwas Chandrasekaran 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in the second round.
Upsets in Girls’ Event: The girls’ event witnessed two notable upsets as Reet Arora ousted seventh seed Jahnavi Tammineedi with a scoreline of 6-4, 6-3, while unseeded Dhaanvi Kanjithanda defeated sixth seed Samyuktha Krishnan 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Results – Second Round: Boys:
- Daivik Kalvakunta (IND) bt Vishwas Chandrasekaran (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5;
- Rhunmaan Mahesh S (IND) bt Madhav Dadhich (IND) 6-4, 7-5;
- Shounak Suvarna (IND) [1] bt Jay Gaikwad (IND)6-3, 6-2;
- Smit Undre (IND)bt Sanjay Kumar (IND) [7]6-3, 6-1;
- Manan Swatantra(IND) [8] bt Adhrit Gautam (IND) bt ]6-3, 6-4;
- Varad Undre (IND) [5] bt Heramba Pohane (IND)6-1, 7-6(3);
- Ishaan Yadlapalli (IND) [2] bt Neeraj Jorwekar (IND)6-2, 6-4;
- Shivraj Jadhav(IND) bt Naman Borah(IND) 6-1, 6-0;
- Girls:
- Reet Arora (IND) bt Jahnavi Tammineedi (IND) [7]6-4, 6-3;
- Dhaanvi Kanjithanda (IND) bt Samyuktha Krishnan(IND) [6] 7-5, 2-6, 6-4;
- Shibani Gupte (IND) [3] bt Ananya Patil (IND)6-0, 6-0;
- Aahan A. (IND) [1] bt Deepthi Venkatesan (IND)6-4, 7-6(3);
- Vrandika Rajput (IND) [5] bt Pranjali Pandure (IND)6-1, 6-1;
- Ahana Das (IND) [8]vs.Myra Shaikh (IND)
- Shreeniti Chowdhury (IND) [2] bt Megalai Prakash (IND) 6-0, 6-0;
- Karthika Padmakumar (IND) [4] bt Ayessha Bagla (IND)6-0, 6-0;
Quarterfinal Battles Await: The tournament now gears up for thrilling quarterfinal matches as the young tennis talents showcase their skills and determination.
