Rishita , Aron lift singles titles at Gadre Seafoods -MSLTA ITF Grade 3 Junior Tennis Championship
Pune, December 7, 2024: Rishita Reddy Basireddy of India and Aaron Gabot of France lifted the Girls and the boys singles titles at the Gadre Seafoods - MSLTA ITF Junior Grade 3 U18 tennis Championships for the MV Deo Trophy organised by Deccan Gymkhana Under the auspices of ITF, AITA PMDTA which concluded at the Deccan Gymkhana Tennis Courts
16 year old Rishita who was the second seed here won her third title in a row after J60 in Guwhati, J 100 in Delhi upsetting top seeded Aoi Watanabe of Japan 6-2, 7-5 in a 1hour 51minutes match , Rishita who hails from Hyderabad and trains under coaches Narender Nath and Vasudeva Reddy made a 100 points here and total of 260 ITF points from 3 weeks of the circuit in India which will take her to around 130 in the world in 2025 ensuring she enters the qualifying of the Grand Slams next year . Rishita is being supported by Lakshya and Amalgam Steel under their Project Grand Slam initiative .
Fifth seeded Aaron Gabet of France took 1 hour and 45 minutes to stop the brilliant run of India's upcoming player Arjun Rathi in a well contested finals Gabet a trainee of the tennis academy Thomas Sabateli won 6-4, 6-4 , to become the second French player in two years to clinch the Boys singles title at the event. French boys Moise Kouame had claimed the title in the last edition
The winner received the MV Deo trophy and ,while runner up got the trophies and certificates . The prizes were given away at the hands of Mr. Sankalp Thali, Global Head, Sales & Marketing, Gadre Marine Export Pvt. Ltd, Mr. Sunder Iyer, Hon Secretary of MSLTA, Mr. Miheer Kelkar, Hon. Secretary Deccan Gymkhana, Dr. Vikrant Sane, Tournament Director & Hon. Secretary Tennis Department Deccan Gymkhana and ITF Supervisor Vaishali Shekatkar were present on the occasion.
Results: Main Draw: final Round:
Girls:
Rishitha Reddy Basireddy (Ind) [2] bt Aoi Watanabe(Jpn)[1] 6-2, 7-5.
Boys
Aaron Gabet (Fra) (5) bt Arjun Rathi 6-4,6-4.