State player Mhasde topples fifth seed at EMMTC - MSLTA to host under 14  Junior Tennis Nationals  

Aurangabad, October 25, 2023:  Eleventh seed  Aaradhya Mhasde of Maharashtra upset fifth seed Diganth M of Karnataka 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to enter the Boys quarter finals 

at the  EMMTC - MSLTA  organised Junior National Tennis Tournament for under 14 conducted under the Auspices of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and played at EMMTC Tennis complex in Aurangabad

In another tough match eighth seeded Om Patel of Gujarat was given a tough fight by Neel Kelkar of Maharashtra before winning 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3; Other seeds in the Boys and the Girls section moved easily into the quarter finals 

Following are the results: Main Draw Pre - Quarterfinal Round: Boys: 

Hruthik Katakam(TS)(1) bt Ayush Poojary(Mah)(13) 6-0, 6-3;

Fazal Ali Meer(TN)(6) bt Navya Yadav(Del)(10) 6-4, 6-1;

Shivtej Shirfule(Mah)(3) bt Shlok Chauhan(15) 6-4, 6-1;

Aaradhya Mhasde(Mah)(11) bt Diganth M(Kar)(5) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4;

Om Patel(Guj)(8) bt Neel Kelkar(Mah)(12) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3;

Prakash Sarran(Kar)(4) bt Krishank Joshi(Mah)(14) 6-0, 6-4;

Tavish Pahwa(Har) (2) bt Ishaan Yedlapalli(MP) (16) 6-3, 6-3;

Girls: 

Prachi Malik(Har)(1) bt Reet Arora(Har)(13)6-4, 6-0;

Anandita Upadhyay (Mah)(5) bt Avyaktha Rayavarapu (TS)6-2, 6-2;

Savitha Bhuwaneswran(TN)(3) bt Deepshika Vinayagamurt(TN)(14) 6-1, 6-2;

Karthika Padmakumar(Kar) bt Aahida Singh(Kar)(10) 6-0, 6-1;

Parthsarthi Mundhe (Mah)(7) bt Ira Deshpande(Mah)6-3, 6-1;

Dia Agarwal bt Twisha Nandankar(Guj) 6-3, 6-1;

Avipsha Dehury(9) bt Sravya Numburi(TN)(8) 6-2, 4-1 conceded;

Aahan(2) bt Niesha Enja(TS)(16) 7-6(3), 6-3;