Bihar's Rewant Raj enters second round

 Mahima Kumar

 Omlata Rai

Sofia Khan

Patna, March 28, 2017: Bihar’s Rewant Raj advanced into the second round of the Chandrashekhar Prasad Memorial All India Ranking Prize Money Tennis Tournament beating Anirban Dutta (Tripura) 6-2, 6-0 at Patliputra Tennis Centre courts here on Tuesday.

Results: Men’s Singles (first round): Abhiveer Singh Shekhawat (Raj) bt Rajendtra Rai (UP) 6-4, 6-2; Rewant Raj (Bihar) bt Anirban Dutta (Tripura) 6-2, 6-0; Shekhar Jaiswal (Maha) bt. Sandeep S. Pedada (AP) 6-3, 6-1; Amit Bzad (Har) bt. Arghya Das (WB) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Women’s singles (Pre-quarterfinals): Asuntha Fleming Candice (BR) bt Sakshi Kumari (BR) 6-1, 6-1; Mallika Ambasth (BR) bt Shivani Chauhan (UP) 6-3, 6-2; Sofia Khan (BR) bt Mahima Kumar (WB) 6-1, 6-0; Omlata Rai (UP) bt Tanmaya Khushi (BR) 6-0, 6-1

Men’s doubles (Pre-quarterfinals): Sandeep S Pedada (AP) & Burra Ramsai (AP) bt Govind Prasad Mourya (UP) & Shobhit Tandon (UP) 6-3, 6-7, 11-9; Pagalavan D. (TN) & Chinmay Bakshi (DL) bt Preston Vaz (MH) & Vishal Singh (MH) 6-1, 6-1; Shaik Umair (AP) & D Surya Reddy (AP) bt Utkarsh Singh (BR) & Rewant Raj (BR) 6-1, 6-3