Rashmi Teltumbde
Mumbai, January 28: Maharashtra’s Rashmi Teltumbde extended
her fine run in the women’s singles, scoring an upset victory over Tamil Nadu’s
3rd seed Sai Samitha C to enter the semi-finals of the of the Rs 13
lakh AITA Ranking Anirudh Desai JVPG Tennis Tournament, hosted by JVPG, in
association with Nine Hills, at their courts, here, on Thursday.
Seeded seventh, Rashmi had to endure anxious moments in the
decider before winning the tie-breaker 11-9 to set up a semi-final clash with
second seed Sharrmada Baluu of Karnataka, who hardly broke a sweat before
brushing aside Delhi ’s
Shweta Rana 6-2, 6-1.
In another upset victory, unseeded Nandini Sharma of Punjab sent packing the fourth seed from West Bengal
Amrita Mukherjee with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory. Nandini will take on top seed
Natasha Palha of Goa , who was convincing 6-3,
6-3 winner over TN’s Nithyaraj Baburaj.
There was an upset in the men’s 2nd round matches too,
with AP’s Sai Saran Reddy getting the better of 6th seed state mate Shaikh
Abdullah 6-4, 7-6 (3). Top seed Mohit Mayur of TN and 3rd seed Anvit
bendra of Maharashtra booked their sports in
the quarter-finals without much ado.
Results:
Women’s Singles (QF): 1-Natasha Palha (Goa) bt Baburaj
Nityaraj (TN) 6-3, 6-3; 7-Rashmi Teltumbde (MAH) bt 3-Sai Samitha C (TN) 6-3,
1-6, 7-6 (9); 2-Sharrmada Baluu (KNT) bt Shweta Rana (DEL) –6-2, 6-1; Nandini
Sharma (PUN) bt 4-Amrita Mukherjee (WB) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Men’s Singles (2nd round)
B.Y Reddy Sai Saran (AP) bt 6-Abdullah Shaikh 6-4, 7-6 (3);
1-Mohit Mayur (TN) bt Bhavesh Gour (MP) 6-3, 6-1; 3-Avnit Bendre (MAH) bt Kunal
Vazirani (MAH) 6-2, 6-2; 7-Vijay Kannan (TN) bt Ansu Bhuyan (ODS)
6-4, 6-4.
Press release
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