Qualifier Paparkar knocks out third seeded Rathi at 18th Ramesh Desai Memorial Under 16 Tennis Championship
Kolhapur, May 23, 2023 : Qualifier Arnav Paparkar of Maharashtra knocked out third seeded Arjun Rathi of Haryana 6-4,6-2 to enter the prequarterfinals of the Boys singles at 18th Ramesh Desai Memorial Under 16 Tennis Championship organized by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and Kolhapur District Tennis Association (KDLTA) and sponsored by DY Patil and played at KDLTA Tennis Complex, Kolhapur
On a day disrupted by unseasonal rains three other upsets were recorded in the boys category Unseeded Ranvir Singh of Haryana upset fifth seeded Srikar Doni of Maharashtra 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 , Aashravya Mehraof Delhi upset eighth seeded Ayaz Aahil of Karnataka 6-2, 6-2 , another Karnataka player Sriniketh Kannan upset eleveth seeded V Thirumurugan of Tamil Nadu 6-3, 7-5 to enter the last sixteen stage
In the girls second round Gujarat’s unseeded Janvi Asawa upset tenth seeded Arzan Khorakiwala of Karnataka 2-6, 6-3, 6-3;
Following are the results: Main Draw: Second Round: Boys:
Dhiraj Reddy V(TS)(1) bt Sreenivas Kurapati(AP) 6-4, 6-3;
Praneel Sharma(Del) bt Rahul Lokesh(TS) 6-2, 6-3;
Gandharv Kothapalli(Kar)(14) bt Nithik Sivakumar(TN) 6-1, 6-3;
Aashravya Mehra(Del) bt Ayaz Aahil(Kar)(8) 6-2, 6-2;
Samarth Sahita(Mah)(4) bt Advik Natekar 6-4, 6-0;
Ranvir Singh(Har) bt Srikar Doni(Mah)(5) 6-3, 1-6, 6-0;
Sriniketh Kannan(Kar) bt V Thirumurugan(TN)(11) 6-3, 7-5;
(Q)Arnav Paparkar(Mah) bt Arjun Rathi(Har)(3) 6-4, 6-2;
Following are the results: Main Draw: Second Round: Boys:
Dhiraj Reddy V(TS)(1) bt Sreenivas Kurapati(AP) 6-4, 6-3;
Praneel Sharma(Del) bt Rahul Lokesh(TS) 6-2, 6-3;
Gandharv Kothapalli(Kar)(14) bt Nithik Sivakumar(TN) 6-1, 6-3;
Aashravya Mehra(Del) bt Ayaz Aahil(Kar)(8) 6-2, 6-2;
Samarth Sahita(Mah)(4) bt Advik Natekar 6-4, 6-0;
Ranvir Singh(Har) bt Srikar Doni(Mah)(5) 6-3, 1-6, 6-0;
Sriniketh Kannan(Kar) bt V Thirumurugan(TN)(11) 6-3, 7-5;
(Q)Arnav Paparkar(Mah) bt Arjun Rathi(Har)(3) 6-4, 6-2;
Girls : Second Round
Sejal Bhutada(Mah)(1) bt Pal Upadhyay(Guj) 6-4, 6-2;
Nanika Bendram(Mah)(13) bt Krishna Raj(Odisha) 6-2, 6-2;
Janvi Asawa(Guj) bt Arzan Khorakiwala(Kar)(10) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3;
Sejal Bhutada(Mah)(1) bt Pal Upadhyay(Guj) 6-4, 6-2;
Nanika Bendram(Mah)(13) bt Krishna Raj(Odisha) 6-2, 6-2;
Janvi Asawa(Guj) bt Arzan Khorakiwala(Kar)(10) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3;
