Devpriya meets Vishu in U-18 singles final

Patna, June 17, 2011: Vishu Prasad of Delhi set up summit clash with Devpriya Jaiswal of Bihar in the boys’ under-18 singles of the AITA talent series tournament at the Patliputra tennis court here.

In the semifinals, Devpriya beat Shree Krishna of Bihar 6-2, 6-3 while Vishu tamed Nikhlesh Kanojia of Madhya Pradesh 6-2, 6-2.

In the girls’ U-18 final Shruti Jaiswal will face Kalpana Choudhary. Shruti Jaiswal outplayed Fatima Packer 6-1, 6-1in the first semifinal while Kalpana Chaudhary thrashed Madhu Jaiswal 6-1, 6-1 in the second semifinal.

Other results: Boys’ under-16 singles (quarterfinals): Vishu Prasad (Delhi) bt Siddharth Anand (Delhi) 6-2, 6-1; Rahul Yadav (MP) bt Shree Krishna (Bihar) 7-5, 6-2; Sanoj Kumar (Bihar) bt Abhilash Nair (UP) 6-3, 6-1; Sahil Sehwag (Delhi) bt Shivam Shukla (UP) 7-5, 6-3.

Boys’ under-18 doubles (semifinals): Aman Kumar & Aditya Vishkarma bt Venkat Siddharth & Saurabh Raghuvanshi 6-1, 7-5.

Boys’ under-16 doubles (semifinals): Vishu Prasad & Adamya Vikrant bt Rahul Yadav & Vyashesh Mulchandani 6-0, 6-1; Sahil Sehwag & Karan Mehta bt Adarsh Anand & Anshumat Shrivastava 6-0, 6-1.

Girls’ under-18 singles (semifinals): Shruti Jaiswal bt Fatima Packer 6-1, 6-1; Kalpana Chaudhary bt Madhu Jaiswal 6-1, 6-1.

Girls’ under-16 singles (semifinals): Madhu Jaiswal bt Mahima Jaiswal 6-0, 6-1; Fatima Packer bt Kalpna Chaudhary 6-2, 6-4.

Photo caption: Devpriya Jaiswal of Bihar in action at Patliputra Colony tennis courts in Patna on June 17, 2011.