Shrivalli, Sahaja in quarter finals at Oasis Solapur Open MSLTA – SDLTA $ 25K ITF Womens Tennis
Vaishnavi , Akansha go down fighting
Solapur, December 12: Shrivalli Bhamidipathy and Sahaja Yamlapalli were the only Indians to make it to the last eight as other Indian players went down in the second round at 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.
In the second round fifth seed Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty was given a fight by Thailand’s Punnin Kovapitukted before winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 , second seed
Sahaja Yamalapalli easily overcame qualifier Laalitya Kalluri 6-1, 6-0;
Third seeded Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah scraped past a fighting Akanksha Nitture and managed to win 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(7)in a match lasting over 2 hours and 30 mins . Eighth seed Diana Marcinkevica of Latvia survived a credible fight against 19 year old Vaishnavi Adkar managing to win 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in another 2 hour 20 minute battle
Vaishnavi later tied up with Sahaja Yamalapalli to upset the second seeded pair of Zuzanna Pawlikowska of Poland and French girl Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4, 3-6, 11-9 to enter the semi finals
In a an upset Thai girl Bunyawi Thamchaiwat upset seventh seeded Valentini Grammatikopoulou of Greece 6-4, 6-2 to make the last eight
Results: Main Draw: Second Round: Singles: Womens:
Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty (Ind) [5] bt Punnin Kovapitukted (Tha) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1;
Ekaterina Yashina [6] bt Humera Baharmus (Ind) 6-2, 6-1;
Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (Tha) bt Valentini Grammatikopoulou (Gre) [7] 6-4, 6-2;
Zhibek Kulambayeva (Kaz) [4] bt Ekaterina Kazionova 6-4, 7-5;
Sahaja Yamalapalli (Ind) [2] bt Laalitya Kalluri (Ind) 6-1, 6-0;
Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah (Fra) [3] bt Akanksha Nitture (Ind) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(7);
Thasaporn Naklo (Tha) bt Eva Garkusha 6-4, 6-2;
Diana Marcinkevica (Lat) [8] bt Vaishnavi Adkar (Ind) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5;
Doubles: Quarterfinal Round:
Akanksha Nitture (Ind) / Soha Sadiq (Ind) bt Humera Baharmus (Ind) / Pooja Ingale (Ind)0-6, 6-3, 12-10;
Vaishnavi Adkar (Ind) / Sahaja Yamalapalli (Ind) bt Zuzanna Pawlikowska (Pol) [2] /Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah (Fra) 6-4, 3-6, 11-9;
Viera Deeperm (Tha) / Madhurima Sawant (Ind) bt Smriti Bhasin (Ind) / Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi (Ind)3-6, 7-6(5), 10-7;
Thasaporn Naklo (Tha) / Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (Tha) bt Ishwari Matere (Ind) / Yashaswini Panwar (Ind) 6-1, 6-4.