Indians make progress in doubles as Vacherot , Svrcina enter last eight at  PMRDA Powered MahaOpen ATP Challenger 100 Men’s  Championships


Pune, February 19, 2025 :   Indian pairs progressed to  the doubles quarterfinals  , as eighth seeded Alexis Galrneau of Canada  and unseeded players Valentin Vacherot of Monaco and Czech Republic's Dalibor Svrcina progressed to the singles quarterfinals at the  PMRDA Powered Maha Open ATP Challenger 100 Men’s  Tennis Championship  organized by Maharashtra State Lawn tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services Govt of Maharashtra, PCMC, PMC and PMDTA at the Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Stadium.

In the singles second round eighth seeded Alexis Galarneau of Canada stopped Wildcard  Michael Geerts of Belgium  6-4, 6-4 ,  the winner of the last edition of the event Valentin Vacherot of Monaco ended the run of Japanese qualifier  Masamichi Imamura 6-2, 6-3 in just over an hour to enter the last eight stage .

Czech Republic's Dalibor Svrcina  rallied past  Jurij Rodionov of Austria  6-4, 7-5 , while qualifier Ilia Simakin of Russia proved too strong for Australian  James McCabe  6-2, 6-4 to make it to the quarterfinals

  In the doubles top seeded  Indian pair of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan  and Vijay Sundar Prashanth came back from 3-5 down to get past Danish pair of   August Holmgren and Elmer Moller 6-3, 7-6(7) to enter the quarterfinals  , they will take on another Indian pair of Saketh Myneni  and  Ramkumar Ramanathan who scored a 6-0,6-4 win over Belgian  Michael Geerts and  Britian's Billy Harris  6-0, 6-4.

Finalist of the last week in Delhi   Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha  and Zimbabwian Courtney John Lock  combined well to get past Canadians   Alexis Galarneau  and  Kelsey Stevenson   6-4,7-6(1) to make the quarterfinals

However Other Indians in action including wildcards Siddhant Banthia , Parikshit Somani  ,Karan Singh  Nitin Kumar Sinha went down tamely.In a upset in the doubles Russians PetrBar Biryukov  and Ilia Simakin upset third seeds Aniruddha Chandrashekar and  Taipei's Ray Ho   7-6(3),6(5)-7,10-4 to make the quarterfinals

Results: Main Draw: Second Round:
Valentin Vacherot (MON) bt  [Q] Masamichi Imamura (JPN)6-2, 6-3;
[8] Alexis Galarneau (CAN)bt [Q] Michael Geerts (BEL) 6-4, 6-4
Dalibor Svrcina (CZE) bt Jurij Rodionov (AUT) 6-4, 7-5;
[Q] Ilia Simakin bt James McCabe (AUS)6-2, 6-4;  

Doubles: First Round:
[1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) /Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) bt August Holmgren/Elmer Moller (DEN) 6-3, 7-6(7); 
[2] Blake Bayldon (AUS) / Matthew Christopher Romios (AUS) bt [Wc] Siddhant Banthia (IND) / Parikshit Somani (IND)6-2, 6-4;
Enrico Dalla Valle (ITA) / Khumoyun Sultanov (UZB)  bt [Wc] Karan Singh / Nitin Kumar Sinha (IND) 6-2, 6-2;
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (IND) / Courtney John Lock (ZIM) bt Alexis Galarneau / Kelsey Stevenson (CAN) 6-4,7-6(1)
[4] Blake Ellis / Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) bt Johannes Ingildsen (DEN) / Ivan Liutarevich (Rus) 6-3, 6-4;
Saketh Myneni / Ramkumar Ramanathan (Ind) bt  Michael Geerts (BEL) / Billy Harris (GBR) 6-0, 6-4.
PetrBar Biryukov /Ilia Simakin (Rus) bt (3) Aniruddha Chandrashekar(Ind)/ Ray Ho (Tpe) 7-6(3),6(5)-7,10-4