50k tennis tournament: Krishna, Kalva, Megha and Sindhu make positive starts
Hyderabad: Telangana players Krishna Teja Ankam, Kalva Likhitha and Megha Muthukumaran made solid starts by winning their respective matches in the TSTA AITA Ranking Rs 50k tennis tournament for men & women at the SATS Tennis Complex in Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad.
In the men’s singles first round, second seeded Krishna wrapped up the match with ease by beating Subhash Paramasiram in straight sets — 6-4, 6-2. Meanwhile, Ajay Prithvik and Anikait Venkat also started on positive notes.
In the women’s section Likhitha stormed into the second round by dishing out a flawless game as she blanked Odisha’s Shilpi Swarupa Das 6-0, 6-0. In other matches, Smriti Bhasin beat Megha Muthukumaran 6-0, 6-0 while Sindhu Janagam had it easy against Akanksha Nitture, defeating her by a 6-1, 6-2 verdict.
The Results
Men’s singles first round (seedings in bracket): Prithvi Sekhar (1, TN) bt Durga Himakesh Sankineni (TS) 7-5, 6-2; Mannepalli Sai Nikhil bt Saarang Phadnis 6-0, 6-0; Lohith Aksha Bathrinath (TN) bt Shaik Osama 7-5, 6-2; Sivadeep Kosaraju (6, AP) bt Kaivalya Vamanrao Kalamse (MH) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5); Theyjo J. Oges (TN) bt Nikshep Ravikumar Ballekere (4, KA) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7); Rohan Bhatia (MH) bt Rahul Shankar 6-2, 6-1; Kavin Masilamani (TN) bt Lanka Suhith Reddy (TS) 6-2, 6-3; Guhan Rajan (5, TN) bt Arnav Pathange 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(4); Aayush Mintri (7, PB) bt Tarun Karra (TS) 6-2, 6-3; Hevanth V. Kumar (TS) bt Amar T. Dhariyannavar (KA) 7-6(6), 6-1; D. Akhil Kumar Reddy bt A. K. Rohit 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; B. Sai Saran Reddy (AP) bt Srinivas Kondri (3, AP) 6-4, 7-5; Ajay Prithvik (8, TS) bt Abhishek Shukla 7-5, 6-1; T. Vinay Kumar (KA) bt Sourabh Kumar Singh 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Anikait Venkat (TS) bt Aravind Reddy 6-4, 3-6, 7-5; Krishna Teja Ankam (2, TS) bt Subhash Paramasiram 6-4, 6-2.
Women’s singles first round: Prathiba Prasad Narayan (1, KAR) bt Anisha Rayudu (AP) 6-2, 6-2; Tejasvi Kate (MH) bt Sivanuja Peddada (AP) 6-1, 6-2; Smriti Bhasin (TS) bt Megha Muthukumaran (TN) 6-0, 6-0; Sindhu Janagam (8, TS) bt Akanksha Nitture (MH) 6-1, 6-2; Sahaja Yamalapally (TS) bt B. Moulika Ram (4, TS) 6-1, 6-3; Deeksha Ajit (AP) bt Panjesh Vaishalli Thaakur (TN) 6-0, 6-1; Kalva Likhitha (TS) bt Shilpi Swarupa Das (OD) 6-0, 6-0; Likhitha Landa (AP) bt Priyanka Rodricks (MH) 6-0, 6-0.
