State players Nitten, Jayesh, Shabaaz in quarterfinals of MSLTA – ATT Tennis Tournament (M3)
Pune’s Nitten Kirrtane and Jayesh Pungaliya and Mumbai’s Shabaaz Khan scored contrasting wins to move into the quarterfinals of the MSLTA – ATT Tennis Tournament (M3) organized by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association on their courts in, Mumbai.
Old Warhorse and qualifier Nitten Kirrtane gave out a lesson in tennis to junior Nikshep Ballekere Ravikumar before outplaying him 6-1, 6-2 , while Shahbaaz Khan proved too strong for wildcard and compatriot Anvit Bendre winning 6-4, 6-2
Top seeded Vishnu Vardhan was unable to finish his first-round match after complaining of exhausting and fatigue and conceded his match to Unseeded Jayesh Pungliya after Pungaliya claimed the first set 6-4.
In the closest match of the day S.D.Prajwal Dev scored a win against upcoming Aryan Goveas after Goveas retired from the match against S.D. Prajwal Dev at score reading 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-5 due to stomach pain.
It was an easy day for the other seeds as they took their appointed place in the draw without any hiccups second-seeded Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash rallied out Suraj Prabodh 6-1, 7-6(7). Third seeded Ranjeet Virali Murugesan defeated Rohan Bhatia 6-3, 6-1 and fourth seeded Kunal Anand won his match against Paramveer Singh Bajwa after Paramveer conceded his match at score 6-2.
Following are the results:
Main Draw: - First Round
Jayesh Pungliya bt SD(1) Vishnu Vardhan 6-4 conceded
SD(2) Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash bt Suraj Prabodh 6-1, 7-6(7)
SD(3) Ranjeet Virali Murugesan bt defeated Rohan Bhatia 6-3, 6-1
SD(4) Kunal Anand bt Paramveer Singh Bajwa 6-2 conceded
Nitten Kirrtane bt Nikshep Ballekere Ravikumar 6-1, 6-2
Siddharth Vishwakarma tb Niki Kaliyande 6-2, 7-6(1)
Shahbaaz Khan bt Anvit Bendre 6-4, 6-2
S.D. Prajwal Dev bt Aryan Goveas 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-5 conceded