Group Drop Flying Hawks score close win to move into leaders position at Rebound - MUMBAI OPEN Junior Tennis League 2016
Mumbai, July 25: Group Drop Flying Hawks scored a close 30-28 win over Yes Bank Grizzly Bears to win their second match on a trot and move up the leader board at the first Rebound MUMBAI OPEN Junior Tennis League , sponsored by Rebound and supported by Acharne Sport Tennis Academy , Solinco, Acharne Sports , Selection Sports , Yonex and Performance Plus and being organized by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association on their tennis courts at the Dr. G.A.Ranade Tennis Centre in Mumbai.
In the other league matches Go Sportz Raging Bulls registered a 37-30 win over Dhaigude Sports Academy Deadly Sharks while Rising Eagles ousted Howling Wolves 32-23
In the closest match Group Drop Flying Hawks edged out Yes Bank Grizzly Bears 30-28 Group Drop Flying Hawks players Arjun Chatterjee , Kashish Bote and Aryan Bhatia took them to a 19 game lead , but the Yes Bank Grizzly Bears team members Keval Kirpekar , Prerna Vichare , Aditya Iyer and Nishant Dewulkar reduced the margin getting the tie to an exciting stage with scores reading 25-22 , Aditya Sawant and Omeshwari Chavan took 5 games though they lost to Kabir Chotrani and Alisha Deogaonkar 5-6 which ensured a win for the Flying Hawks taking them to the top spot of the league table.
Go Sportz Raging Bulls recorded a 37-30 win over Dhaigude Sports Academy Deadly Sharks Hrishikesh Iyer , Prabjeet Singh Chandok , Durva Deo , Prajwal Tiwari and Sanika Kambli scored wins for the Bulls , while Harshita Bangera , Leston Vaz , Veer Shah and Aadhirya Tatkare put up wins for Deadly Sharks to reduce the deficit.
In the third match Rising Eagles outplayed Howling Wolves 32-23 Greta Anil , Saheb Sodi , Akanksha Nitture , Shanaya Naik and Arjun Shirgaokar scored wins in their matches for the Eagles , while Harshali Mandavkar , Aditya Balsekar , Srijesh Pillai and Veer Prasad won their matches for the wolves
Following are the results: League round:
Go Sportz Raging Bulls bt Dhaigude Sports Academy Deadly Sharks 37-30(Singles: Under 10: Hrishikesh Iyer bt Aditya Talati 6-2; Boys under 12: Prabjeet Singh Chandok bt Nirav Shetty 4-6; Girls under 12: Aarya Zalte lost to Harshita Bangera 5-6; Boys under 14: Atharva Salunkhepatil lost to Leston Vaz 5-6; Girls under 14: Durva Deo bt Siya Baur 6-1; Boys doubles: Aaryan Qureshi / Omar Sumar lost toVeer Shah / Aadhirya Tatkare 3-6; Mixed Doubles: Prajwal Tiwari / Sanika Kambli bt Karim Khan / Sachi Patwardhan 6-5)
Group Drop Flying Hawks bt Yes Bank Grizzly Bears 30-28(Singles: Under 10: Heerr Kinger lost to Keval Kirpekar 1-6; Boys under 12: Arjun Chatterjee bt Parth Bhoite 6-3; Girls under 12: Kashish Bote bt Mahika Gupta 6-1; Boys under 14: Aryan Bhatia bt Nasyam Faiz 6-0; Girls under 14: Swarda Parab lost to Prerna Vichare 2-6; Boys Doubles: Anup Bangargi / Vanshik Kapadia lost to Aditya Iyer / Nishant Dewulkar 4-6; Mixed Doubles: Aditya Sawant / Omeshwari Chavan lost to Kabir Chotrani / Alisha Deogaonkar 5-6)
Rising Eagles bt Howling Wolves 32-23(Singles: Under 10: Greta Anil bt Hunar Bedi 6-2; Boys under 12: Saheb Sodi bt Shivam Kadam 6-2; Girls under 12: Bhumika Tripathi lost to Harshali Mandavkar 2-6; Boys under 14: Ayush Hindlekar lost to Aditya Balsekar 2-6; Girls under 14: Akanksha Nitture bt Khushi Kinger 6-0; Boys Doubles: Balavir Singh / Shiv Karnani lost to Srijesh Pillai / Veer Prasad 4-6; Mixed Doubles: Shanaya Naik / Arjun Shirgaokar bt Suhani Sabharwal / Aonjaneya Banerjee 6-1)