Jeevan, Prashant pair in doubles finals as Holt halts top seeded Harris to enter singles semifinals PMRDA Powered MahaOpen ATP Challenger 100 Men’s  Championships

Pune, February 21, 2025:  Top seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan  and Vijay Sundar Prashanth kept the Indian flag high reaching the doubles finals , while sixth seeded Brandon Holt of USA upset top seeded Billy Harris of Great Britain to enter the last four of the singles 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 semifinals  that will be played at 10.45 pm it will be a contest between  unseeded players Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbekistan and  Dalibor Svrcina  of Czech Republic  while sixth seeded Brandon Holt of USA will clash with eighth seeded  Alexis Galarneau of Canada

Top seeded Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth of India kept the Indian interest going as they put out the pair of   Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha  and Courtney John Lock of Zimbabwe 7-6(5),6-3  they will take on second seeds Australians Blake Bayldon  and  Matthew Christopher Romios who edged out Jay Clarke of Britain and Jurij Rodionov of Austria 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 in the other semifinals.

In the biggest upset of the day sixth seeded Brandon Holt  of USA  took 1 hour 59 minutes to uspet top seeded Billy Harris of Great Britain   4-6, 6-3, 6-4  , Holt who advanced to his third semifinals of the season  will take on eighth seeded Alexis Galarneau of Canada who stopped the good run of last year's winner  Valentin Vacherot of Monaco  3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) in a match lasting 2 hours and 15 minutes
 
Unseeded Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbelkistan kept his cool and form to upset fifth seeded Ugo Blanchet of France  6-0, 6-2 in just under a hour , he will take on Czech Republic's Dalibor Svrcina  who ended the run of qualifier  Ilia Simakin 6-1, 6-3 in the other quarterfinals .
 
Results: Main Draw:Quarterfinal Round:
[6] Brandon Holt (USA) bt [1] Billy Harris (GBR) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4;
Khumoyun Sultanov (UZB) bt [5] Ugo Blanchet (FRA) 6-0, 6-2;
[8] Alexis Galarneau (CAN)bt Valentin Vacherot (MON) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3);
Dalibor Svrcina (CZE) bt [Q] Ilia Simakin 6-1, 6-3;

Doubles: Quarterfinal Round:
[1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) /Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) bt  Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (IND) / Courtney John Lock (ZIM)  7-6(5),6-3  
[2] Blake Bayldon (AUS) / Matthew Christopher Romios (AUS) bt  Jay Clarke(GBR) /Jurij Rodionov(AUT)6-3, 3-6, 10-5.