Varshith rallies to enter round two of U-14 tennis tournament

Press Trust of India  |  Pune 

Varshith Kumar Marreddy edged out Arnav Oruganti 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 to enter round two of the boys singles at the MSLTA KPIT Arun Wakankar Memorial ATF Asian under 14 Series Tournament today.

In other matches, second seed Krishang Raghuvanshi survived a fighting wildcard Aditya Iyer 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 to make it to round two, and boy and Under 12 national champion Manas Dhamne moved into the second round with ease, accounting for Sudhanshu Sawant 6-0, 6-2.

Local girl Ruma Gaikaiwari, who was rewarded with a wildcard for finishing No.1 in district, outplayed another wildcard Tamanna Saini 6-1, 6-2 to enter the second round in the girls' section.

The results: Boys Under 14 (1st round):

(Ind)(1) bt Aryan Sutar (Ind)6-1, 6-3; (WC) bt (Q) Aryan Hood (Ind)6-2, 6-1; (Q)bt (Ind)6-2, 6-1; Daksh Agarwal (Ind)(5) bt (Ind)6-2, 6-4; (Ind)(3) bt Arnav Paparkar(Ind)6-2, 6-1; (Ind) bt (Ind)3-6, 6-4, 6-3; (GB)(6) bt Vineeth Mutyala (Ind)5-7, 6-2, 6-2; Manas Dhamne (Ind) bt Sudhanshu Sawant (Ind)6-0, 6-2; (Ind) bt Eshan Degamwar (Ireland) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1; Pranav Gadgil (Ind) bt Sparsh Parmar (Ind) 6-2, 6-2; Nithis Nallusamy (Ind)(4) bt (Ind) 6-2, 6-3; Varshith Kumar Marreddy (Ind) bt Arnav Oruganti (Ind) 5-7, 7-5, 6-1; Krishang Raghuvanshi (Ind) (2) bt Aditya Iyer (Ind )4-6, 6-1, 6-1.

Girls under 14: (Ind)(1) bt Ishanya Hatankar (Ind)6-2, 6-0; Saumya Ronde (Ind)(7) bt Nupur Gupta (Ind) 6-2, 6-1; Abinaya Sweeton (Canada)(6) bt Shreyaa Goutham (Ind)6-0, 6-1; Shrwani Khawale (Ind) bt (Q)Suhani Suhanimadan (Ind) 6-1, 6-2; Shruti Ahlawat (Ind)(3) bt Madhruima Sawant (Ind) 6-1, 6-0; (Ind) bt (WC) Tamanna Saini (Ind) 6-1, 6-2; Kashish Bote (Ind) bt Sanjivani Kutwal (Ind) 6-0, 6-0.

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First Published: Mon, June 04 2018. 18:00 IST