Qualifying round matches of 2nd Vital All India Ranking Tennis Championships begin

Patna, April 9, 2016: Qualifying round matches of the 2^nd Vital All India Ranking Tennis Championships organized by The Bihar Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) began at the Patliputra Tennis Centre courts here on Saturday.

BLTA chief coach Kunal Aikat said a large number of players had confirmed their participation from all over India. Rupesh Roy, Anshuman Gulia, Chandra Shekhar Mohanty, Sunny Dahiya , Avilash Mishra, Anshumat Srivaistava  in the men’s section and Sanya Madan, Mahrukh Kokn, Sofia Khan and Aditi Shreya  in the women’s section were among the seeded  players who would fight it out for the crowns, he said.

The main draw matches would start from April 11, he added.  Amit Raj, MD, Vital Industry would inaugurate the championships at 11amon April 11, Kunal said.

Results (men qualifying round): Shubham Raj (BR) bt Harsh Pratap Yadav (BR) 8-3,

Rewant Raj (BR) bt Navdeep Kumar (BR) 8-0, Pushkar Singh (BR) bt Balmukund Bardhan (BR) 8-4, Kanishka Singh (BR) bt Shivam Khandelwal (BR) 8-5, Anurag Mishra (UP) bt Deepankar Suman (JH) 8-0 and Nishit Kishor (BR) bt Pratik Kumar (BR) 8-2.