Anandita Upadhyay Topples top seeded Malik at EMMTC - MSLTA under 14 Junior Tennis Nationals
Aurangabad, October 26, 2023: Fifth seeded Anandita Upadhyay of Haryana upset top seeded Prachi Malik of Haryana 6-2, 7-5 to enter the semifinals of the girls singles event 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 the other singles quarterfinal matches third seeded Savitha Bhuwaneswran of Tamil Nadu scored a 6-2, 6-3 win over Karthika Padmakumar of Karnataka , seventh seeded Parthsarthi Mundhe subdued Dia Agarwal 7-5, 6-1 while second seeded Aahan struggled to get past Avipsha Dehury 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3 ,
In the Boys quarterfinals top seeded Hruthik Katakam of Telangana breezed past sixth seeded Fazal Ali Meer of Tamil Nadu 6-1, 6-2 , Third seeded Shivtej Shirfule stopped giantkiller Aaradhya Mhasde 6-3, 6-2 fourth seeded Prakash Sarran of Karnataka registered a 6-2,6-2 win over eighth seeded Om Patel of Gujarat while Second seeded Tavish Pahwa of Haryana put out seventh seeded Anurag Kallambella of Karnataka 6-3, 6-2.
Following are the results: Main Draw: Singles: Quarterfinal Round: Boys:
Hruthik Katakam(TS)(1) bt Fazal Ali Meer(TN)(6) 6-1, 6-2;
Shivtej Shirfule(Mah)(3) bt Aaradhya Mhasde(Mah)(11) 6-3, 6-2;
Prakash Sarran(Kar)(4) bt Om Patel(Guj)(8) 6-2, 6-2;
Tavish Pahwa(Har) (2) bt Anurag Kallambella(Kar)(7) 6-3, 6-2;
Girls:
Anandita Upadhyay (Har)(5) bt Prachi Malik(Har)(1) 6-2, 7-5;
Savitha Bhuwaneswran(TN)(3) bt Karthika Padmakumar(Kar) 6-2, 6-3;
Parthsarthi Mundhe (Mah)(7) bt Dia Agarwal 7-5, 6-1;
Aahan(Odisha)(2) bt Avipsha Dehury(9)6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3;
Doubles: Boys: Quarterfinal Round:
Hruthik Katakam(TS)/Tavish Pahwa(Har)(1) bt Ishaan Yedlapalli(MP)/Neel Kelkar(Mah) 6-1, 6-3;
Mannan Agarwal(Mah)/Om Patel(Guj) bt Kushagra Arora(Del)/Navya Yadav(Del) 6-3, 6-0;
Diganth M(Kar)/Ahan Shetty(Mah) bt Varad Pol(Mah)/Krishank Joshi(Mah) 6-1, 6-3;
Fazal Ali Meer(TN)/Prakash Sarran(Kar)(2) bt Shiva Sharma(Har)/Rishi Yadav(UP) 6-3, 6-2;
Girls:
Aahan(Odisha)/Parthsarthi Mundhe (Mah)(1) bt Niesha Enja(TS)/Shreya Pathare(Mah) 6-0, 6-2;
Srishti Kiran(Kar)/Savitha Bhuwaneswran(TN) bt Suryanshi Shekhawat(Raj)/Ira Deshpande(Mah) 7-6(1), 6-2;
Dia Agarwal /Vrandika Rajput(Mah) bt Sanidya Karantoth(TS)/Avipsha Dehury 7-5, 6-3;
Anandita Upadhyay (Mah)/Reet Arora(Har)(2) bt Madhumitha Ramesh(TN)/Aahida Singh (Kar) 6-1, 6-4.