Kirrtane to clash with Vishwakarma in Finals of MSLTA – ATT Tennis Tournament (M3)

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Kirrtane to clash with Vishwakarma  in Finals of MSLTA – ATT Tennis Tournament (M3)

 

 Mumbai , September 27 :  It will be clash between qualifiers as Pune’s veteran Nitten Kirrtane   will take on  Siddarth Vishwakarma in the finals of the MSLTA – ATT Tennis Tournament (M3) organized by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association on their courts in, Mumbai.

The 42 year old veteran Nitten Kirrtane of Railways scored a win over SD Prajwal Dev, while Vishwakarma out rallied state player Shahbaaz Khan in the semifinals.

  Both Dev and Khan Conceded their matches citing fatigue and dehydration. Kirrtane  proved  again that fitness and  age doesn’t matter when one decides to fight    as he  won the first set 6-3 and was trailing 2-6, 2-3 before Dev threw in the towel , in the second semifinals Vishwakarma won 3-6,6-3, 4-1 as Khan retired due to cramps.

 Earlier in the day in the quarterfinals Kirrtane proved too good for second seeded Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash who conceded the match at scores reading 7-5, 2-0 citing Knee Injury. Shahbaaz Khan also moved up as    third seeded Ranjeet Virali – Murugesan gave up at scores reading 6-2 ,2-1 .

 Prajwal Dev, fought off a challenge from Kunal Anand  winning  7-6, 6-2 , while Siddharth Vishwakarma edged out Jayesh Pungliya  0-6, 6-3, 6-1 to make it to the last four stage.

 

The finals will be played tomorrow 10 am onwards

Following are the results (Semifinals):

 Nitten Kirrtane  bt SD Prajwal Dev 6-3,2-6,2-3 con

Siddharth Vishwakarma bt Shahbaaz Khan 3-6,6-3,4-1 con

   

Quarterfinals

Nitten Kirrtane bt SD(2) Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash 7-5, 2-0 conceded

Shahbaaz Khan bt SD(3) Ranjeet Virali – Murugesan 6-2, 2-1 conceded

Siddharth Vishwakarma bt Jayesh Pungliya 0-6, 6-3, 6-1

Prajwal Dev bt Kunal Anand 7-6, 6-2

 

  

                     Nitten Kirrtane                                                              Shahbaaz Khan

  

               Siddharth Vishwakarma                                                       Prajwal Dev