Swanika , Parthsarthi , Shivtej Tavish cause upsets to enter semifinals at 19th Ramesh Desai Memorial under 16 Junior Tennis Nationals
Kolhapur, May 24, 2024: Swanika Roy of Maharashtra caused the second upset in a row ousting second seeded Anandita Upadhyay of Haryana 6-3,6-4 , while another state player and tenth seeded Parthsarthi Mundhe upset fourth seeded Shaivi Dalal of Gujarat 6-2,6-2 to enter the girls singles semifinals 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 event in an all Haryana clash tenth seeded Tavish Phawa upset fourth seeded Harsh Malik 6-0, 6-1 while Maharashtra lad Shivtej Shirfule upset Karnataka player and fifth seeded Prakaash Sarran 7-6(5), (5)6-7, 6-4 in a close match to make the semifinals
In the doubles event third seeds Parthsarthi Mundhe pairing with Akansha Ghosh of West Bengal toppled top seeded pair of Anandita Upadhyay of Haryana and Ranjhana Sangram of Punjab 4-6, 7-5, 11-9 to win the girls title , Telangana's Hruthik Katakam and Haryana's Tavish Pahwa won the boys doubles winning 3-6, 6-0, 10-6 against Maharashtra's Mannan Agarwal and Karnataka's Prakaash Sarran.
The prizes were given away at the hands of Mr.Dilip Mohite chairman KDLTA, Mr.Sheetal Bhosale Tournament Director and Jt.Secretary MSLTA, Mr.Meghan Bagawde secretary KDLTA, Murlidhar Ghatge life member KDLTA , Ashish Shah Life member KDLTA , Anand Shah, ITF Supervisor Vaishali Shekatkar were present on the occasion.
Results: Main Draw: Boys: quarterfinal Round:
Prateek Sheoran(Har)(1) bt Neel Kelkar(Mah) 6-1, 6-3;
Hruthik Katakam(TS)(3) bt Saksham Bhansali(Mah) 6-3, 6-2;
Tavish Phawa(Har)(10) bt Harsh Malik(Har)(4) 6-0, 6-1;
Shivtej Shirfule(Mah) bt Prakaash Sarran(Kar)(5) 7-6(5), (5)6-7, 6-4;
Girls:
Swasti Singh(Har)(6) bt Deepshika Vinayagamurthy(TN) 6-2, 6-4;
Parthsarthi Mundhe(Mah)(10) bt Shaivi Dalal(Guj)(4) 6-2, 6-2;
Ranjhana Sangram(Punjab)(3) bt Nainika Bendram(Mah)(5) 6-2, 6-3;
Swanika Roy(Mah) bt Anandita Upadhyay(Har)(2) 6-3, 6-4;
Doubles: Girls: Semifinal Round:
Anandita Upadhyay(Har)/Ranjhana Sangram(Punjab)(1) bt Swasti Singh(Har))/Angel Patel(Guj) 6-1, 6-1;
Parthsarthi Mundhe(Mah)/Akansha Ghosh(WB)(3) bt Shaivi Dalal(Guj)/Meghana GD(Kar)(2) 4-6, 7-5, 10-6;
Final Round: Parthsarthi Mundhe(Mah)/Akansha Ghosh(WB)(3) bt Anandita Upadhyay(Har)/Ranjhana Sangram(Punjab)(1) 4-6, 7-5, 11-9;
Boys: Semifinal Round:
Mannan Agarwal(Mah)/Prakaash Sarran(Kar)(3) bt Sharan Somasi(Kar)/Channamallikarjuna Yale(Kar) 7-6(4), 6-3;
Hruthik Katakam(TS)/Tavish Pahwa(Har)(2) bt Aaradhya Mhasde(Mah)/Rishi Yadav(UP)(4) 6-0, 7-5;
Final Round: Hruthik Katakam(TS)/Tavish Pahwa(Har)(2) bt Mannan Agarwal(Mah)/Prakaash Sarran(Kar)(3) 3-6, 6-0, 10-6.