Dalvi , Shruti win double crown at HCL Tennis Junior Tour.

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Dalvi , Shruti win double crown at HCL Tennis Junior Tour.

Pune girl Chapalkar claims under 12 title

 

Overall the Junior Tour witnessed participation from over 750 players from four zones with over 900 matches

30 September, 2016, Pune, : Maharashtra’s Yashraj Dalvi and Tamil Nadu's P Shruti won a memorable double crown in the Under 14 event , while Pune Girl Rutuja Chaplkar and Karnataka boy Akash Gaonkar claimed the Girls and the Boys Under 12 titles at the Pune Leg of the HCL Tennis Junior Tour.

HCL Tennis Junior Tour. organized by HCL, a leading global conglomerate today started in Chennai on the 30th of August and subsequently travelled to Kolkata, Lucknow and culminated in Pune . The tournament in Pune which kick-started on 26thSeptemberwitnessed a total of 291 matches in the main draw and qualifying rounds with over 300 entries across all categories in the main draw and qualifying rounds

In the Boys under 14 finals fifth seeded Yashraj Dalvi 8th standard student of MIT School Yashraj who practices at Solaris Club under coach Aditya Madkekar and Kaifi Afzal. outplayed Shantanu Powar 6-4, 6-2; Dalvi then teamed up with another Pune boy

Atharva Amrule to score a 6-1, 6-4 win over Shantanu Powar and Arjun Gohad

In the girls under 14 singles event third seeded from Chennai upset fourth seeded Sneha Ranade 6-0, 6-2 to claim the singles title , later P Sruthi teamed up with Kaavya Palani to register a 6-1, 6-4 win over Vijay Karthika and Prabha Arun kumar .

In the girls under 12 finals RutujaChaphalkar a student of the Bounce Tennis academy came back from being one set down to outplay Andhra Pradesh player Mekhala Manna 5-7, 6-1, 6-4;In the Boys section Akarsh Gaonkar from Karnataka the top seed rallied out second seeded 7-5, 6-2 to win the crown.

The prizes were given away at the hands of Arjuna Awardee and former Davis Cupper .Mr. Sandeep Kirtane , Mr Anand Tulpule, Life Vice President MSLTA , Former Davis Cupper Gaurav Natekar , and Sudhir Ranade, Tournament Director for the event and Secretary of Deccan Gymkhana Club

In the next phase, 16 players in the Singles category (across the U/12 and U/14 for boys and girls respectively) will compete in the HCL Tennis Junior Masters at the Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida in November, 2016. 14 of these will be selected basis the AITA points collected through the tour, while two winners will be selected from the “Plate events”.

The Masters will follow a knockout format and the winners in both U/12 and U/14 categories will be sent to a week-long all-expense paid training session to the RafaNadal Tennis Academy in Spain. The runners-up will be sent to Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy’s high-performance center in Kochi for all-expenses paid two week training program.

Speaking on the occasion, Sundar Mahalingam, Chief Strategy Officer, HCL Corporation and Shiv Nadar Foundation said, “Pune has always had a vibrant and rich tradition in tennis and the response we received was overwhelming. This points to the incredible passion for tennis and sports that exists in this city.”

He further added, “HCL Tennis Junior Tour is a platform that has given young tennis enthusiasts an enriching and rewarding platform to showcase their skills. Having concluded the first phase we will now move to the Masters in November where the top 16 players will battle it out in the U/12 and U/14 Singles categories, at the Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida”

HCL Tennis Junior Tour is being organized under the aegis of All India Tennis Association (AITA) and is supported by the respective state tennis associations. Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academies (MBTA) is the Knowledge Partner for the Junior Tour and Masters.

 

Following are the results

 

Boys under 12:

Akarsh Gaonkar(1) bt Anmay Devaraj(2) 7-5, 6-2; Akarsh practices at Transform Tennis Academy under coach Kishore Shriniwasan

 

Following are the results: Singles: final round:

Boys under 12:

Akarsh Gaonkar(1) bt Anmay Devaraj(2) 7-5, 6-2;

 

Girls under 12:

Rutuja Chaphalkar(1) bt Mekhala Manna(8) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4;

 

Boys under 14:

Yashraj Dalvi(5) bt Shantanu Powar 6-4, 6-2;

 

Girls under 14:

P. Sruthi(3) bt Sneha Ranade(4)6-0, 6-2;

 

Boys Doubles: final round:

Atharva Amrule / Yashraj Dalvi bt Shantanu Powar / Arjun Gohad 6-1, 6-4;

Girls Doubles: final Round:

P Sruthi / Kaavya Palani bt Vijay Karthika / Prabha Arun kumar 6-1, 6-4.