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Championship Series tennis: Paavani Pathak too powerful in semifinals

Paavani paired up with Aneesha in the girls U-14 doubles to defeat Lella Aasritha and D. Sathvika of Andhra Pradesh with a 7-4 scoreline.

Top seeded Paavani Pathak from Maharashtra stormed into the final of the Championship Series tennis for Boys and Girls U-14 singles with an emphatic 9-5 victory over third seed Aneesha Sai Sree of Andhra Pradesh.

A little later, Paavani paired up with Aneesha in the girls U-14 doubles to defeat Lella Aasritha and D. Sathvika of Andhra Pradesh with a 7-4 scoreline.

In another match, P. Amulya teamed up with Y. Aarani Reddy to sail into the final with a 7-2 win over Jahnavi Matam and Ammireddi Sreenidhi Reddy.

In the boys U-14 doubles semifinal, top seed Gyan Grahith Movva of Telangana paired with statemate M. Prathinav to seal a 7-3 win over Sadhista Linga of Telangana and Arvind Pemmaraju of Andhra Pradesh.

In the boys singles, M. Prathinav of Telangana fought well before going down 6-9 to Arvind Pemmaraju of Andhra Pradesh.

The Results
Semifinals:
n Girls U-14 singles: Paavani Pathak (Seed 1, MH) bt Aneesha Sai Sree (3, AP) 9-5; Y. Aarni Reddy (4, TS) bt P. Amulya (2, TS) 9-7.
n Boys U-14 singles: Gyan Grahith Movva (1, TS) bt Udhbhav Nersu (4, TS) 9-8(4); Arvind Pemmaraju (3, AP) bt M. Prathinav (2, TS) 9-6.
n Girls U-14 doubles: K. Aneesh Sai Sree (1, AP)/ Paathak Paavani (MH) bt Lella Aasritha (AP)/ D.Satvika (AP) 7-4; P. Amulya (2, TS)/ Y. Aarni Reddy (TS) bt Jahnavi Matam(TS)/ Ammireddi Sreenidhi Reddy (TS) 7-2.
n Boys U-14 doubles: Gyan Grahith Movva (1, TS)/ M. Prathinav (TS) bt Sadhista Linga (TS)/ Arvind Pemmaraju (AP) 7-3; Udhbhav Nersu (2, TS)/ Neelam Devaharshith (TS) bt P. Rajeshwar Reddy (TS)/ B. Rushi Chakra(TS) 7-3.

Quarterfinals:
n Boys U-14 singles: Gyan Grahith Movva (1, TS) bt B. Rushi Chakra (TS) 8-3; Udhbhav Nersu (4, TS) bt P. Rajeshwar Reddy (TS) 8-6; Pemma Arvind (3, TS) bt Sadhista Linga(TS) 8-1; M. Prathinav (2, TS) bt G. Shiva Sai Akhilesh Reddy (TS) 8-3.
n Girls U-14 singles: Paavani Pathak (1, MH) bt D. Satvika (AP) 8-1; Aneesha Sai Sree (3, AP) bt Lella Aasritha (AP) 8-5; Y. Aarni Reddy (4, TS) bt Ponna Lavanya (AP) 8-1; P. Amulya (2, TS) bt Jahnavi Matam (TS) 8-1.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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