Wildcard Sonkusare makes main draw at Oasis Solapur Open MSLTA – SDLTA $ 25K ITF Womens Tennis
Solapur, December 9: Local girl Aakruti Sonkusare( justified her qualifying wildcard securing a upset over eighth seeded Paavanii Pathak 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 and qualify for the main draw of the Oasis Solapur Open MSLTA – SDLTA $ 25K ITF Women's Tennis Tournament which is being organised by Solapur District Lawn Tennis Association(SDLTA) in association with MSLTA and played at MSLTA Tennis Center, Solapur.
Other Indian players to qualify were Pooja Ingle , Smriti Bhasin , Bela Tamhankar , Lalitya Kalluru and Ishwari Matere Russians Maria Mikhailova and Eva Garkusha were the other qualifiers to make the main draw.
Thailand player Thasaporn Naklo will lead the seeding list for the main draw which gets underway from Tuesday last years winner Sahaja Yamalapalli will. E seeded second French player Rakotomanga Rajaonah, Tiantsoa Sarah will be seeded third followed by Kazakhstan’s Zhibek Kulambayeva another Indian Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipatybhas been given the fifth seed followed by Russian Ekaterina Yashina , Greek Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Latvian Diana Marcinkevica
Results: Final Qualifying Round:
Eva Garkusha[1](Rus) bt Abhaya Vemuri(Ind)[12] 6-1, 6-2;
(WC)Aakruti Sonkusare(Ind) bt Paavanii Pathak(Ind)[8] 3-6, 6-4, 10-7;
Pooja Ingle(Ind)[5] bt Varshita Pathania(Ind) [13] 6-1, 6-1;
Smriti Bhasin(Ind)[3] bt Laxmisiri Dandu(Ind) 6-2, 6-4;
Bela Tamhankar(Ind)[14) bt Siri Patil(Ind) 6-1, 0-6, 10-8;
Lalitya Kalluru(Ind) bt Vaelria Monko(Rus) 0-6, 6-4, 10-6;
Maria Mikhailova (Rus)[4] bt Yashaswini Panwar(Ind)[15] 4-6, 6-2, 10-4;
Ishwari Metere(Ind) bt Pratyusha Rachapudi(Ind)[10] 6-4, 3-0 retd;
Following are the seeding list: Singles:
1. Thasaporn Naklo (Tha), 2 Sahaja Yamalapalli(Ind), 3 Rakotomanga Rajaonah, Tiantsoa Sarah(Fra), 4 Zhibek Kulambayeva(Kaz), 5 Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty(Ind), 6 Ekaterina Yashina(Rus), 7 Valentini Grammatikopoulou(Gre), 8 Diana Marcinkevica(Lat)
Doubles:
1. Grammatikopoulou, V (Gre)[1] Yashina, Ekaterina, 2.Pawlikowska, Z(Pol) [2]/ Rakotomanga Rajaonah, T(Fra), 3.Kazionova, E [3] /Reyngold, Ekaterina(Rus), 4.Riya Bhatia / Zeel Desai(Ind)[4]
Results: Final Qualifying Round:
Eva Garkusha[1](Rus) bt Abhaya Vemuri(Ind)[12] 6-1, 6-2;
(WC)Aakruti Sonkusare(Ind) bt Paavanii Pathak(Ind)[8] 3-6, 6-4, 10-7;
Pooja Ingle(Ind)[5] bt Varshita Pathania(Ind) [13] 6-1, 6-1;
Smriti Bhasin(Ind)[3] bt Laxmisiri Dandu(Ind) 6-2, 6-4;
Bela Tamhankar(Ind)[14) bt Siri Patil(Ind) 6-1, 0-6, 10-8;
Lalitya Kalluru(Ind) bt Vaelria Monko(Rus) 0-6, 6-4, 10-6;
Maria Mikhailova (Rus)[4] bt Yashaswini Panwar(Ind)[15] 4-6, 6-2, 10-4;
Ishwari Metere(Ind) bt Pratyusha Rachapudi(Ind)[10] 6-4, 3-0 retd;
Following are the seeding list: Singles:
1. Thasaporn Naklo (Tha), 2 Sahaja Yamalapalli(Ind), 3 Rakotomanga Rajaonah, Tiantsoa Sarah(Fra), 4 Zhibek Kulambayeva(Kaz), 5 Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty(Ind), 6 Ekaterina Yashina(Rus), 7 Valentini Grammatikopoulou(Gre), 8 Diana Marcinkevica(Lat)
Doubles:
1. Grammatikopoulou, V (Gre)[1] Yashina, Ekaterina, 2.Pawlikowska, Z(Pol) [2]/ Rakotomanga Rajaonah, T(Fra), 3.Kazionova, E [3] /Reyngold, Ekaterina(Rus), 4.Riya Bhatia / Zeel Desai(Ind)[4]