Varad, Shivraj cause upsets to enter semi finals at EMMTC - MSLTA Asian under 14 Tennis Championship

Aurangabad, January 17, 2024:  Fifth Seeded Varad Undre and Shivraj Jadhav both of Maharashtra upset seeds to move into the boys semifinals at EMMTC - MSLTA Asian under 14 Tennis Championship which is being organised by MSLTA) and Endurance under the Auspices of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) , All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) at the EMMTC Tennis complex at Aurangabad

In the boys quarter final matches played today  fifth seed  Varad Undre upset second seeded Ishaan Yadlapalli 6-3, 6-2 , while  unseeded Shivraj Jadhav scalped eighth seed Manan Rai 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 topseeded Shounak Suvarna and Rhunmaan M Mahesh were the other boys to make the last four

In the girls section top seeded A. Ahana, second seeded Shreeniti Chowdhary, Third seeded Shivani Gupte and fourth seeded Karthika Padmakumar made it to the last four stage

Results: Quarterfinal Round: Boys:
Shivraj Jadhav (IND) bt Manan Rai(IND) [8] 5-7, 6-2, 6-2;    
Varad Undre (IND) [5] bt Ishaan Yadlapalli (IND) [2] 6-3, 6-2;  
Shounak Suvarna (IND) [1] bt Daivik Kalvakunta (IND) 6-3, 6-1;
Rhunmaan M Mahesh S (IND) bt Smit Undre (IND) 5-7,6-3,6-2;    

Girls:
Karthika Padmakumar (IND) [4] bt Vrandika Rajput(IND) [5]6-4, 6-0;
Shibani Gupte (IND) [3] bt Dhaanvi Kanjithanda (IND)6-1, 6-0;
Aahan A. (IND) [1] bt Reet Arora (IND)6-3, 6-4;
Shreeniti Chowdhury (IND) [2] bt Ahana Das (IND) [8]6-0, 6-1;