*Karnataka's Adil Kalyanpur and Sai Pranav Ponaka made promising starts in the Karle Infra ATF under-14 Series Asian-ranking junior tennis tournament here on Monday.
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While second seed Adil outplayed lucky loser Ronit Rana 6-0, 6-1, third-seeded Sai Pranava Ponaka coasted to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Sai Karteek Gunta of Andhra Pradesh.
It was an easy day in the office for top seed Siddhant Jagdish Banthia too as the Maharashtrian swept aside Sunil Siddarth 6-1, 6-1.
In the girls' section, top seed Tanvi Bhat Hattangadi of Karnataka handed the double bagel on Mircia Jaiswal, romping home to crushing 6-0, 6-0 win. Hosts Sivani Manjanna sealed her spot in the second round, scoring a facile 6-2, 6-3 win over Prakriti Bhanwani.
Results (first round): Boys: Siddanth Jagdish Banthia bt Sunil Siddarth 6-1, 6-1; Heman Nama bt V Sai Krishna 6-2, 6-3; Maaz Khan bt Adtya Rao 6-1, 7-5; Prakrut Patel bt Amit Beniwal 6-4, 6-1; Anirudh Murthy bt S Suryakumar 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; Preet Kumar bt Tarun Karra 7-5, 6-3; Yavin Solomon bt N Balaji 6-4, 6-1; Megh Patel bt Rohan Reddy 6-1, 6-0; Rohit Narasimhan bt Vivek Srinivas 6-1, 6-2; Adil Kalyanpur bt Ronit Rana 6-0, 6-1; SM Adhitya bt Rahul Jaideep 6-0, 6-1; Vamsi Krishna Ayneni bt Nitin Nagaraj Reddy 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Durga Himakesh bt CH Arjun 6-4, 2-6, 6-1; Sai Pranav Ponaka bt Sai karteek Gunta 6-1, 6-3.
Girls: Tanvi Bhat Hattangadi bt Miricia Jaiswal 6-0, 6-0; R Bhavya bt SB Apoorva 6-2, 6-0; Megha Muthukumar bt Pratiksha Sen 6-4, 6-2; Sri Sai shivani bt Deeksha 6-1, 6-0; Shivani S Ingle bt Jahnavi Reddy 6-0, 6-1; Shivani Manjanna bt Prakriti Bhanwani 6-2, 6-3; Shivani Shravya bt S Akshaya 6-3, 6-4; Sivanuja Pedda bt S Chelsea 6-2, 6-2; Nilanjana Saha bt Tanya Batra 6-4, 6-3. Reported by Deccan Herald 4 hours ago.
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While second seed Adil outplayed lucky loser Ronit Rana 6-0, 6-1, third-seeded Sai Pranava Ponaka coasted to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Sai Karteek Gunta of Andhra Pradesh.
It was an easy day in the office for top seed Siddhant Jagdish Banthia too as the Maharashtrian swept aside Sunil Siddarth 6-1, 6-1.
In the girls' section, top seed Tanvi Bhat Hattangadi of Karnataka handed the double bagel on Mircia Jaiswal, romping home to crushing 6-0, 6-0 win. Hosts Sivani Manjanna sealed her spot in the second round, scoring a facile 6-2, 6-3 win over Prakriti Bhanwani.
Results (first round): Boys: Siddanth Jagdish Banthia bt Sunil Siddarth 6-1, 6-1; Heman Nama bt V Sai Krishna 6-2, 6-3; Maaz Khan bt Adtya Rao 6-1, 7-5; Prakrut Patel bt Amit Beniwal 6-4, 6-1; Anirudh Murthy bt S Suryakumar 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; Preet Kumar bt Tarun Karra 7-5, 6-3; Yavin Solomon bt N Balaji 6-4, 6-1; Megh Patel bt Rohan Reddy 6-1, 6-0; Rohit Narasimhan bt Vivek Srinivas 6-1, 6-2; Adil Kalyanpur bt Ronit Rana 6-0, 6-1; SM Adhitya bt Rahul Jaideep 6-0, 6-1; Vamsi Krishna Ayneni bt Nitin Nagaraj Reddy 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Durga Himakesh bt CH Arjun 6-4, 2-6, 6-1; Sai Pranav Ponaka bt Sai karteek Gunta 6-1, 6-3.
Girls: Tanvi Bhat Hattangadi bt Miricia Jaiswal 6-0, 6-0; R Bhavya bt SB Apoorva 6-2, 6-0; Megha Muthukumar bt Pratiksha Sen 6-4, 6-2; Sri Sai shivani bt Deeksha 6-1, 6-0; Shivani S Ingle bt Jahnavi Reddy 6-0, 6-1; Shivani Manjanna bt Prakriti Bhanwani 6-2, 6-3; Shivani Shravya bt S Akshaya 6-3, 6-4; Sivanuja Pedda bt S Chelsea 6-2, 6-2; Nilanjana Saha bt Tanya Batra 6-4, 6-3. Reported by Deccan Herald 4 hours ago.