Swanika causes upset to enter quarter finals at 19th Ramesh Desai Memorial under 16 Junior Tennis Nationals
Kolhapur, May 23, 2024: Swanika Roy of Maharashtra upset seventh seeded Akansha Ghosh of West Bengal 6-1, 6-0 to enter the girls singles quarterfinal at the 19th Ramesh Desai Memorial Nationals Junior Tennis Championships sponsored by DYPatil Institute and organized by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and the Kolhapur District Lawn tennis Association KDLTA and played at the KDLTA Tennis complex in Kolhapur
In the Boys section fifth seeded Prakaash Sarran of Karnataka struggled before scrapping past Vishvajeet Sanas of Maharashtra 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(2) to move into the quarter finals
In other matches top seed Prateek Sheoran of Haryana struggled to move past Aaradhya Mhasde of Maharashtra 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3; another state player Neel Kelkar registered a three set win over Swaraj Dhamdhere winning 6-3, 0-6, 7-6(2);
Saksham Bhansali of Maharastra overcame a fighting Sharan Somasi of Karnataka 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 while fourth seeded Harsh Malik of Haryana battled past Karnataka player Nikith Korishettru 6-1, 1-6, 7-6(3);
In the girls event Deepshikha Vinayagamurthy of Tamil Nadu stopped giant killer Riddhi Shinde 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to enter the last eight
Results: Main Draw: Boys: Pre-quarterfinal Round:
Prateek Sheoran(Har)(1) bt Aaradhya Mhasde(Mah) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3;
Neel Kelkar(Mah) bt Swaraj Dhamdhere(Mah)6-3, 0-6, 7-6(2);
Hruthik Katakam(TS)(3) bt Sankalp Sahani(WB) 6-0, 6-1;
Saksham Bhansali(Mah) bt Sharan Somasi(Kar) 5-7, 6-0, 6-2;
Tavish Phawa(Har)(10) bt Channamallikarjuna Yale(Kar) 6-1, 6-1;
Harsh Malik(Har)(4) bt Nikith Korishettru(Kar)6-1, 1-6, 7-6(3);
Prakaash Sarran(Kar)(5) bt Vishvajeet Sanas(Mah)(12) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(2);
Shivtej Shirfule(Mah) bt (Q)Varad Undre(Mah) 6-3, 6-1;
Girls:
Deepshika Vinayagamurthy(TN) bt Riddhi Shinde(Mah) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2;
Swasti Singh(Har)(6) bt Princy Mandagalla(TS)(9) 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-1;
Shaivi Dalal(Guj)(4) bt Disha Kumar(Kar) 6-3, 6-0;
Parthsarthi Mundhe(Mah)(10) bt Shreya Pathare(Mah)6-2, 6-1;
Nainika Bendram(Mah)(5) bt Devashree Mahadeshwar(Mah) 6-4, 6-3;
Ranjhana Sangram(Punjab)(3) bt Keerthana Rangineni(TS) 6-2, 6-1;
Swanika Roy(Mah) bt Akansha Ghosh(WB)(7) 6-1, 6-0;
Anandita Upadhyay(Har)(2) bt Harsha Oruganti 6-0, 6-3;
Doubles: Girls: Quarterfinal Round:
Anandita Upadhyay(Har)/Ranjhana Sangram(Punjab)(1) bt Hiya Kugasia(Guj)/Disha Kumar(Kar)6-0, 6-4;
Swasti Singh(Har))/Angel Patel(Guj) bt Deepshika Vinayagamurthy(TN)/Riya Pudiyokkada(Kar) 6-3, 6-2;
Parthsarthi Mundhe(Mah)/Akansha Ghosh(WB)(3) bt Devashree Mahadeshwar(Mah)/Saumya Chatterjee(WB) 7-5, 6-1;
Shaivi Dalal(Guj)/Meghana GD(Kar)(2) bt Avipsha Dehury(Odisha)/Dia Agarwal(Mah) 6-3, 6-4;
Boys:
Sharan Somasi(Kar)/Channamallikarjuna Yale(Kar) bt Sarthak Gaikwad(Mah)/Saksham Bhansali(Mah)7-6(3), 2-6, 10-8;
Mannan Agarwal(Mah)/Prakaash Sarran(Kar)(3) bt Veer Madam(Guj)/Parjanya Adury(TS) 6-2, 6-3;
Aaradhya Mhasde(Mah)/Rishi Yadav(UP)(4) bt Swaraaj Dhamdhere(Mah)/Vishvajeet Sanas(Mah)6-2, 6-1;
Hruthik Katakam(TS)/Tavish Pahwa(Har)(2) bt Diganth M(Kar)/Fazal Ali Meer(TN) 6-2, 6-4.