Pranjala double bagelled Aarja Chakra-borty to book a spot in the last eight stage
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New Delhi: Hyderabad’s Yadlapalli Pranjala advanced to the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Fenesta Open national tennis championships here on Wednesday. Pranjala double bagelled Aarja Chakra-borty to book a spot in the last eight stage.
Mean-while, Alex Solanki, regarded as one of the most consistent junior players in the country, used his strong forehand to good effect as he defeated fifth seed Anvit Bendre in the second round of the The win augured well for the 16-year-old, who has begun to compete in the Futures circuit as well.
Top seed Sriram Balaji continued to hold sway on another hot day as he toyed with Suresh Gokul and won 6-1, 6-2 for a last-eight berth. The Chennai youngster is used to the pace of the courts as he has played five days over here since the qualifying stage. Seasoned player V.M. Ranjeet looked in good touch as he toppled Nitin K. Sinha 6-0, 6-3. Defending champion Vishnu Vardhan defeated Vilasier Khate 6-4, 6-2.
In the women’s singles, there were no major surprises with Sneha-devi Reddy, Prerna Bhambri and Delhi’s Shweta Rana underlining their dominance. Snehadevi had the measure of Samriti Punyani, winning 6-2, 6-3 while Shweta beat M. Aarthi 6-3, 6-3. Defending champion Prerna Bhambri had an easy win over Vaidehi Chaudhari 6-1, 6-1. In the boys’ under-18 draw, top-seededed Aryan Goveas and second seed B.R. Nikshep played extremely well in their respective matches.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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