Bengaluru: Top seeds B.R. Nikshep of Karnataka and Sanil Jagitiani of West Bengal set up a title tilt in the RT Narayan Memorial U-16 AITA Series championship on Thursday .
At the KSLTA stadium, Nikshep was in absolute command against fellow team-mate Adil Kalyanpur winning 6-3, 6-1. Kalyanpur gave it his best but Nikshep, the National U-16 champion was way too good.
In the first set, Nikshep struck in the fifth and seventh games to take a 5-2 lead, before Kalyanpur raised visions of a fightback with a break in the 8th game to cut back the deficit to 3-5 before Nikshep won.
In the second, Nikshep ran away with the match.
In girls, second seed R. Abinikka of Tamil Nadu, stormed in to the semis with a tough 7-6 (5) and 6-0.
She he was joined the last four round by sixth seed Shivani Swarup of Maharashtra, who beat Rutvik Shah of Gujarat 6-4, 6-0.
Nikshep and Jagitiani stayed in line for a double entering the doubles final, with different partners.
Nikshep and Yash Yadav of Madhya Pradesh ousted R.S. Mohit (TN) and Uttkarsh Bharadwaj (Utr) 6-1, 7-6 (2) while Jagitiani partnered Parikshit Somani of Assam in a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Mayukh Rawat of Uttarakhand and P.C.
Anirudh of Andhra Pradesh.
Results (Q/fs): Boys: Sanil Jagitiani (WB) bt P.C.Anirudh ( AP) 6-3, 6-3; B.R.Nikshep (Kar ) b Adil Kalyanpur (Kar ) 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles (S/fs): Sanil Jagitiani (WB) / Parikshit Somani (Asm ) bt Mayukh Rawat (Utrk) / P.C.
Anirudh (AP) 7-6 (4 ), 6-4 ; B.R.Niksehp (Kar) / Yash Yadav ( MP) bt R.S.Mohit (TN) / Uttkarsh Bharadwaj (Utrk) 6-1, 7-6 (2).
Girls (Q/fs): R. Abinikka (TN) bt Sabhyata Nihalani ( Del) 7-6 (4), 60; Shivani Swarup Ingle (Mah ) bt Rutvik Shah (Guj )6-4,6-0.
Doubles (S/fs): Abinikka / R.Sai Avanthika (TN) bt Mahak Jain (Mah) / Sai Dedeepya (AP) 7-6 ( 6), 1-6, 10-; Harshasai Challa (AP) / C.S. Praneetha (TN ) bt Sama Sathvika (AP) /Shivani Swarup.
