Wild cards Bhamidipathy , Yamlapalli  enter second round of 24th edition of NECC Deccan 75K ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament

Pune, January 28,2025:  Indian  wildcards Sahaja Yamalapalli and Shrivalli Bhamidipathy entered the second round of singles the  24th edition of NECC Deccan 75K ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament  organized by Deccan Gymkhana and sponsored by National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) under the auspices of the ITF, AITA and MSLTA  and played at the Deccan Gymkhana Tennis Courts
 
In the first round matches played Sahaja Yamalapalli came back from loss of the first set to get past Japanese Naho Sato 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-3 in a 2hour 35minutes match

Another Indian Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty took  1 hour and 20 mins to outhit Alana Smith  of USA 6-1, 6-2. Both the girls who are supported by Pune Based NGO will clash with seeds in the second round, while Yamlapalli has been drawn to take on runners up of the last week at Bengaluru and the top seed here. Leolia Jeanjean of France , while Bhamidipathy will clash with Hungary’s Panna Udvardy the third seed.

In the lone upset Italian Camilla Rosatello  toppled second  seed Czech Sara Bejlek  3-6, 1-6, 6-4 to enter the round of sixteen

Another wildcard and local girl Vaishnavi Adkar went down to China’s  Fangran Tian the seasoned Chinese player downed  Adkar 6-3, 6-4.

Asian Games mixed doubles gold medalist Rutuja Bhosale  was the lone Indian to survive in the doubles event as all other Indian pairs were shown the door . Bhosale in partnership with Britain’s  Alicia Barnett upset third seeded pair of Slovakia’s
Dalila Jakupovic  and Brazil’s Laura Pigossi 6-7(5), 6-4, [10-4] to enter the quarter finals

In another close match Russian fourth seeds Alevtina Ibragimova and Elena Pridankina had to bring out all their experience to stop the India’s future pair and wildcards Vaishnavi Adkar and Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi 7-6(6), 6-7(7), [10-7]

Results: Main Draw: Singles: First Round:
Fangran Tian (Chn) bt Vaishnavi Adkar (Ind)6-3, 6-4;
Sahaja Yamalapalli (Ind) bt Naho Sato (Jpn) 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-3; (2hour 35minutes)
Laura Pigossi (Bra) [5] bt Alevtina Ibragimova 6-4, 6-0;
Tina Nadine Smith (Aus) bt Ariana Geerlings (Esp) 6-3, 7-6(4);
Camilla Rosatello (Ita) bt Sara Bejlek (Cze) [2] 3-6, 1-6, 6-4;
Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty (Ind) bt Alana Smith (Usa)6-1, 6-2; 
Leolia Jeanjean (Fra) [1] bt Alice Robbe (Fra)6-1, 6-2;
Iryna Shymanovich bt Zarina Diyas (Kaz)3-6, 6-2, 6-2;
Kathinka Von Deichmann (Lie) [4] bt Daria Kudashova 6-4, 6-3;

Doubles: First Round:
Eden Silva (Gbr) /Anastasia Tikhonova [1] bt Ines Ibbou (Alg) /Naima Karamoko (Sui) 7-6(6), 6-4;
Alevtina Ibragimova /Elena Pridankina [4] bt Vaishnavi Adkar (Ind) /Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (Ind) 7-6(6), 6-7(7), [10-7];
Diana Marcinkevica (Lat) /Naho Sato (Jpn) bt Zeel Desai (Ind) /Pranjala Yadlapalli (Ind) 6-2, 6-4;
Lina Glushko (Isr) /Aleksandra Krunic (Srb) bt Camilla Rosatello (Ita) /Panna Udvardy (Hun) 2-6, 7-6(7), [10-7]
Alicia Barnett (Gbr) /Rutuja Bhosale (Ind) bt Dalila Jakupovic (Slo) [3] /Laura Pigossi (Bra) 6-7(5), 6-4, [10-4];
Maria Kozyreva [2] /Iryna Shymanovich bt Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty (Ind) /Vaidehi Chaudhari (Ind) 6-2, 6-1;
Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (Gbr) /Kathinka Von Deichmann (Lie) bt Priska Madelyn Nugroho (Ina) /Alana Smith (Usa) 6-2, 6-4;
Alice Robbe (Fra) /Tina Nadine Smith (Aus) bt Jessica Failla (Usa) /Ekaterina Yashina 6-2, 7-6(4)