Arjun Gohad and Vaishnavi Adkar triumph in contrasting styles at AITA Trust Championship Series(7)

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Arjun Gohad and Vaishnavi Adkar triumph in contrasting styles at AITA Trust Championship Series(7) Under 14 Tournament 2017.

 

Arjun Gohad and Vaishnavi Adkar capped a brilliant week with the boys and girls singles titles at the MSLTA – YONEX SUNRISE AITA TRUST All India Ranking Championship Series(7) Under 14 Tennis Tournament 2017 held under the auspices of All India Tennis Association and Maharashtra State Lawn tennis Association organized by Tennis Center of Excellence, Mumbai played at their courts.

Arjun Gohad convincingly beat Munim Deep 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 in the final to be crowned the champion of the Championship Series(7) tournament.

Arjun Gohad pulled the best form out of his bag to upset the calculations of the third seeded Munim Deep in the first set but Munim raised his game in the second set to give Arjun a tough fight before going down.

Firth seeded Vaishnavi Adkar defeated Third seed Radhika Mahajan in an easy contested final that lasted for 1 hour 20 Minutes. Though the match was in straight sets but both the players displayed good quality tennis and fought very hard for every point.

Vaishnavi, did not drop a set in the finals and dominated right from the start as she took a strong 6-1 lead in the first set of the final. She built on that lead to win the second set 6-1 with ease and with it the title. The Third seed Radhika Mahajan played very well, and was quite athletic but lacked the conviction in her ability to take the fight to her opponent who dictated the rallies with her fierce strokes.

Radhika Mahajan along with her double partner Punarva Shah were 2nd Seed in the tournament. In the final match with top seeded Kashish Bote and Bhumika Tripathi. Radhika and Punarva had to fight hard to play out Kashish and Bhumika sets by 6-4, 6-3.

In the doubles final, second seeded Karim Khan and Arjun Gohad emerged champions after defeating the third seeded duo of Krish Waghani and Nitisbalaji Nullusamy 6-4, 1-6, 10-4

The winner and runner up get trophy and certificates. The prizes were given away at the hands Mr. Mayur Vasant, Tournament Director and AITA Supervisor Mr. Francis D’Souza.

 

Following are the results

Boys Under 14: - Arjun Gohad bt Munim Deep 6-0, 3-6, 6-4

Girls Under 14: - Vaishnavi Adkar bt Radhika Mahajan 6/2, 6/1

Boys Doubles Under 14: - Karim Khan / Arjun Gohad bt Krish Waghani / Nitisbalaji Nullusamy 6-4, 1-6, 10-4

Girls Doubles Under 14: - Radhika Mahajan / Punarva Shah bt Kashish Bote / Bhumika Tripathi 6-4, 6-3.