Sanil faces Parikshit in boys U-18 singles final

 Parikshit Somani of Assam in action at BLTA courts in Patna on January 24, 2013

Meenal Maharwal of Rajasthan in action at BLTA courts in Patna on January 24, 2013

Patna, January 24, 2013: West Bengal’s Sanil Jagtaini moved into the boys’ U-18 singles final overpowering Allen Johnson Koundon of Kerala 6-2, 6-3 in the All India Tennis Association (AITA) Talent Series Second Leg Tournament at the Patliputra Colony courts here on Thursday.

Sanil will face Parikshit Somani of Assam, who overcame a stiff challenge from Arnav Alok Goel of Uttar Pradesh 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. 

Sanil and Parikshit also booked their berths in the boys U-16 final winning their respective semifinal matches comfotabely.

Meenal Maharwal of Rajasthan struggled hard to down Shilpi Swarupa Das of Odisha 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the girls’ U-18 singles semifinal.

Results:

Boys’ U-18 singles (semifinals): Sanil Jagtaini (WB) bt Allen Johnson Koundon (Kerala) 6-2, 6-3; Parikshit Somani (Assam) bt Arnav Alok Goel (UP) 4-06, 6-4, 6-2.

Boys’ U-18 doubles (semifinals): Ankit Rao (Haryana) and Azad Singh (Haryana) bt Shree Krishna (Bihar) and Ritwik Bhriguvanshi (Bihar) 7-5, 6-4.

Boys’ U-16 singles (semifinals): Sanil Jagtaini (WB) bt Anshumat Shrivastav (Bihar) 6-0, 6-1; Parikshit Somani (Assam) bt Ritwik Bhriguvanshi (Bihar) 6-1, 6-0.

Boys’ U-16 doubles (semifinals): Anshumat Shrivastav (Bihar) and Zain Zafar (Bihar) bt Ankit Anand (Bihar) and Nilay Mishra (Bihar) 6-2, 6-2; Adveya Sharma (Bihar) and Siddhant Raj (Bihar) bt Utksrsh Singh (Bihar) and Shadwal Sufi (Bihar) 6-2, 6-1

Girls’ U-18 singles (semifinals): Madhu Jaiswal (Bihar) bt Manisha Sahani (UP) 6-0, 6-3; Meenal Maharwal (Rajasthan) bt Shilpi Swarupa Das (Odisha) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Girls’ U-18 doubles (semifinals): Manisha Sahani (UP) and Sitara Sahani (UP) bt Meenal Maharwal (Rajasthan) and Camellia Bhadra (WB) 6-4, 7-5.

Girls’ U-16 singles (semifinals): Shilpi Swarupa Das (Odisha) bt Sakshi Suman (Bihar) 6-0, 6-1; Manisha Sahani (UP) bt Aditi Shreya (Bihar) 6-1, 6-1.

Girls’ U-16 doubles (semifinals): Madhu Jaiswal (Bihar) and Shilpi Swarupa Das (Odisha) bt Tanmaya Khushi (Bihar) and Sakshi Sinha (Bihar) 6-0, 6-0; Aditi Shreya (Bihar) and Soumya Singh (Bihar) bt Pooja Reddy (Bihar) and Lavanya Hanshi (Bih) 6-0, 6-1.

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