Shrawani and Devanshee topple seeds to enter semis

PUNE: Unseeded Shrawani Deshmukh recorded the biggest upset as she defeated top seed Siddhi Khot 6-3, while sixth seeded Devanshee Prabhudesai upset third seeded Simran Chetri 6-5 (7-5) to enter the semifinals in the girls Under-14 event during the third leg of the PMDTA-KPIT Junior Champion Series Tennis Tournament being played at the Center For Police Reseach, Pashan on Wednesday.

In the pre-quarterfinals of the boys Under 14 category, 11th seeded Soham Amundkar upset seventh seeded Advik Natekar 6-0 while Arjun Kirrtane upset eighth seeded Arnav Bansode 6-5 (7-4) to make it to the quarterfinal round.

In the boys Under-12 category, ninth seeded Avneesh Chafale upset fifth seeded Arjun Kirrtane 6-3 while seventh seeded Amogh Damle survived against 11th seeded Shardul Khawale 6-5 (7-0). 

RESULTS: 
Under-14:
Boys: Pre-quarterfinals:
1-Jay Pawar bt 13-Rushikesh Barve 6-1; 11-Soham Amundkar bt 7-Advik Natekar 6-0; Abhiram Nilakhe bt 14-Atharva Ratnoji 6-3; 5-Aditya Bhatewara w/o 9-Shlok Gandhi(9); 6-Keyur Mhetre bt Saif Khan 6-3; 3-Adnan Lokhandwala bt Avneesh Chafale 6-1; 12-Arjun Kirrtane bt 8-Arnav Bansode 6-5(7-4); 2-Anish Ranjalkar bt Shivam Gaikwad 6-0.

Girls: Quarterfinals:
Shrawani Deshmukh bt 1-Siddhi Khot 6-3; 6-Devanshee Prabhudesai bt 3-Simran Chetri 6-5(7-5);
Riya Arora bt Kanika Babar 6-3; 2-Samruddhi Bhosale bt 7-Sanika Luktuke 6-1.
Under-12: Boys: Pre-quarterfinals: Tej Oak bt Neev Kothari 6-1; 7-Amogh Damle bt 11-Shardul Khawale 6-5(7-0); Aman Shah w/o Ankit Roy; 9-Avneesh Chafale bt 5-Arjun Kirrtane 6-3; 6-Arnav Bansode bt Shounak Ranpise 6-1; 3-Advik Natekar bt 15-Abhay Nagrajan 6-2; 8-Krishna Shingade bt Rohan Bajaj 6-4; 2-Abhiram Nilakhe bt 16-Shivam Padiya 6-2.