Maharashtra Player Mundhe in finals at EMMTC - MSLTA under 14 Junior Tennis Nationals
Aurangabad, October 27, 2023: State player and seventh seeded Parthsarthi Mundhe of Solapur created the biggest upset as she upset second seeded Aahan of Odisha 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 to enter the girls singles 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
Mundhe will take on third seeded Savitha Bhuwaneswran of Tamil Nadu who stopped giant killer Anandita Upadhyay of Haryana 7-5, 6-3 . Savitha also placed herself in line for a double crown reaching the girls doubles finals with Srishti Kiran
In the boys event top seeded Hruthik Katakam of Telangana ended the run of Shivtej Shirfule of Nanded winning 6-3, 6-4 , Hruthik will take on second seeded Tavish Pahwa of Haryana who ralied past fourth seeded Prakash Sarran of Karnataka 7-6(8),6-3 . Both Hruthik and Tavish also reached the boys doubles finals and placed themselves in line for a double crown .
Following are the results: Main Draw: Singles: Semifinal Round: Boys:
Hruthik Katakam(TS)(1) bt Shivtej Shirfule(Mah)(3) 6-3, 6-4;
Tavish Pahwa(Har) (2) bt Prakash Sarran(Kar)(4) 7-6(8),6-3;
Girls:
Savitha Bhuwaneswran(TN)(3) bt Anandita Upadhyay (Har)(5) 7-5, 6-3;
Parthsarthi Mundhe (Mah)(7) bt Aahan(Odisha)(2) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0;
Doubles: Boys: Semifinal Round:
Hruthik Katakam(TS)/Tavish Pahwa(Har)(1) bt Mannan Agarwal(Mah)/Om Patel(Guj) 6-4, 6-2;
Fazal Ali Meer(TN)/Prakash Sarran(Kar)(2) bt Diganth M(Kar)/Ahan Shetty(Mah) 7-5, 6-3;
Girls:
Srishti Kiran(Kar)/Savitha Bhuwaneswran(TN) bt Aahan(Odisha)/Parthsarthi Mundhe (Mah)(1)6-0, 6-4;
Anandita Upadhyay (Har)/Reet Arora(Har)(2) bt Dia Agarwal /Vrandika Rajput(Mah) 6-1, 6-4.