Shruti , Yashraj , Shantanu in line for double crown at HCL Tennis Junior Tour and Masters
Pune, Sept 29: Yashraj Dalvi of Pune , Shantanu Powar , and P Shruti of TN placed themselves in line for a double crown at the HCL Tennis Junior Tour and Masters championship series (CS 7) tournaments being organized by HCL in association with AITA and MSLTA and being played at the Deccan Gymkhana tennis courts
Pune boys Dalvi made it to the Boys under 14 finals stopping giant killer Arjun Goad 6-1,7-5 , in the finals he will now take on Shantanu Powar who upset sixth seeded Anmay Devaraj 6-2,6-0 .
In the Boys Doubles: Semifinal Dalvi partnering Atharva Amrule edged out Karim Khan and Faiz Nyasam 4-5, 4-0, 5-3. They will now take on Shantanu Powar and Arjun Gohad who scored a 4-1, 2-4, 4-2 win over Sanmay Gandhi and Indrajeet Borade .
In the Girls under 14 event Pune girl and fourth seeded Sneha Ranade created the biggest upset of the day toppling topseeded Swarda Parab 7-6(4), 6-2; Ranade will now meet third seeded P. Sruthi who outplayed Paavani Pathak 6-3, 6-2;. Shruti also made the girls doubles finals partnering Kaavya Palani
In the Boys under 12: event top seeded Akarsh Gaonkar managed to scrape past a fightig third seeded Arjun Gohad 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 , he will now clash with second seeded Anmay Devaraj who accounted for sixth seeded Niranjan Aaron 6-4, 6-3;
In the Girls under 12 event top seeded Pune girl Rutuja Chaphalkar handed a double bagel to Vijay Karthika 6-0, 6-0 nd set up a title clash with eighth seeded Mekhala Manna who put out Pune girl Vaishnavi Adkar 6-4, 6-2;
Following are the results: Singles: Semifinal round:
Boys under 12:
Akarsh Gaonkar(1) bt Arjun Gohad(3) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Anmay Devaraj(2) bt Niranjan Aaron(6) 6-4, 6-3;
Girls under 12:
Rutuja Chaphalkar(1) bt Vijay Karthika 6-0, 6-0;
Mekhala Manna(8) bt Vaishnavi Adkar 6-4, 6-2;
Boys under 14:
Yashraj Dalvi(5) bt Arjun Gohad 6-1, 7-5;
Shantanu Powar bt Anmay Devaraj(6) 6-2, 6-0;
Girls under 14:
Sneha Ranade(4) bt Swarda Parab(1)7-6(4), 6-2;
P. Sruthi(3) bt Paavani Pathak 6-3, 6-2;
Boys Doubles: Semifinal round:
Atharva Amrule / Yashraj Dalvi bt Karim Khan / Faiz Nyasam (2)4-5, 4-0, 5-3;
Shantanu Powar / Arjun Gohad bt Sanmay Gandhi / Indrajeet Borade 4-1, 2-4, 4-2;
Girls Doubles: Semifinal Round:
Vijay Karthika / Prabha Arun kumar bt Siya Baur / Sidhi Khandelwal 4-2, 5-3;
P Sruthi / Kaavya Palani bt Vaishnavi Adkar / Mehkhala Manna 5-3, 5-4(2).
Yashraj Dalvi Sneha Ranade