Arjun Kadhe beats seventh seed in $150K Challenger

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Arjun Kadhe beats seventh seed in $150K Challenger

 

MSLTA vision player Arjun Kadhe prevailed over seventh seed Pedja Krstin of Serbia in the first round of the $150,000 Challenger tennis tournament in China on Monday.

 

Arjun led 7-6(6), 3-0 when the Serb retired. The victory ensured a minimum of nine ATP points and $2580 for Arjun.

 

In the $25,000 ITF women’s tournament in Thailand, Pranjala Yadlapalli made the second round of singles and partnered Rutuja Bhosale to make the doubles quarterfinals.

 

The results:

 

$150,000 Challenger men, Jinan, China

Singles (first round): Arjun Kadhe bt Pedja Krstin (Srb) 7-6(6), 3-0 (retired).

 

$15,000 ITF men, Jakarta, Indonesia

Qualifying singles (third and final round): Jayesh Pungliya bt Chayanon Kaewsuto (Tha) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(5);

 

Jesse Flores (Crc) bt Shahbaaz Khan 6-4, 3-6, 6-2;

 

$15,000 ITF men, Trier, Germany

Qualifying singles (second round): Tejas Chaukulkar bt Sonny Johnny Curik (Sui) 6-2, 6-3; First round: Tejas Chaukulkar bt Marco Di Maro (Ita) 6-2, 6-3;

 

$25,000 ITF women, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Singles (first round): Shiho Akita (Jpn) bt Rutuja Bhosale 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.

 

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Rutuja Bhosale & Pranjala Yadlapalli bt Destanee Aiava (Aus) & Karman Kaur Thandi 6-3, 7-5.