*Second-seeded Pranjala Yadlapalli of India was knocked out 6-1, 6-3 by fifth-seeded Tamachan Momkoonthod of Thailand in the girls' singles quarterfinals of the Asian Closed Junior Championships at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) complex on Thursday. *
Tamachan now plays another Indian in Mihika Yadav for a place in the final. Mumbai girl Mihika continued her impressive run in tournament and rallied to beat compatriot Simran Kaur Sethi 2-6, 7-5, 6-0.
It was 14-year-old's second win over Simran, 17, in as many meetings.
Another Indian girl to enter the semifinals was fourth-seeded Ojasvinee Singh, who got the better of eighth-seeded Yukina Saigo of Japan 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. Ojasvinee, however, is now up against top seed Kamonwan Buayam of Thailand who packed off sixth-seeded Claire Yoonkee Choi Spackman of Hong Kong 6-0, 6-2.
The Indian campaign came to an end in the boys' category as seventh-seeded Sumit Nagal went down to third-seeded Yunseong Chung of Korea 6-4, 6-2.
Results (quarterfinals): Boys: 1-Duck Hee Lee (Kor) bt 5-Sora Fukuda (Jpn) 7-5, 7-6 (7-1); 4-Weiqiang Zheng (Chn) bt 6-Makoto Ochi (Jpn) 6-2, 6-3; 3-Yunseong Chung (Kor) bt 7-Sumit Nagal (Ind) 6-4, 6-2; 2-Ken Onishi (Jpn) bt 8-Teeradon Tortrakul (Tha) 6-3, 0-6, 6-3.
Girls: 1-Kamonwan Buayam (Tha) bt 6-Claire Yoonkee Choi Spackman (Hkg) 6-0, 6-2; 4-Ojasvinee Singh (Ind) bt 8-Yukina Saigo (Jpn) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1; Mihika Yadav (Ind) bt Simran Kaur Sethi (Ind) 2-6, 7-5, 6-0; 5-Tamachan Momkoonthod (Tha)bt 2-Pranjala Yadlapalli (Ind) 6-1, 6-3. Reported by Deccan Herald 1 day ago.
Tamachan now plays another Indian in Mihika Yadav for a place in the final. Mumbai girl Mihika continued her impressive run in tournament and rallied to beat compatriot Simran Kaur Sethi 2-6, 7-5, 6-0.
It was 14-year-old's second win over Simran, 17, in as many meetings.
Another Indian girl to enter the semifinals was fourth-seeded Ojasvinee Singh, who got the better of eighth-seeded Yukina Saigo of Japan 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. Ojasvinee, however, is now up against top seed Kamonwan Buayam of Thailand who packed off sixth-seeded Claire Yoonkee Choi Spackman of Hong Kong 6-0, 6-2.
The Indian campaign came to an end in the boys' category as seventh-seeded Sumit Nagal went down to third-seeded Yunseong Chung of Korea 6-4, 6-2.
Results (quarterfinals): Boys: 1-Duck Hee Lee (Kor) bt 5-Sora Fukuda (Jpn) 7-5, 7-6 (7-1); 4-Weiqiang Zheng (Chn) bt 6-Makoto Ochi (Jpn) 6-2, 6-3; 3-Yunseong Chung (Kor) bt 7-Sumit Nagal (Ind) 6-4, 6-2; 2-Ken Onishi (Jpn) bt 8-Teeradon Tortrakul (Tha) 6-3, 0-6, 6-3.
Girls: 1-Kamonwan Buayam (Tha) bt 6-Claire Yoonkee Choi Spackman (Hkg) 6-0, 6-2; 4-Ojasvinee Singh (Ind) bt 8-Yukina Saigo (Jpn) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1; Mihika Yadav (Ind) bt Simran Kaur Sethi (Ind) 2-6, 7-5, 6-0; 5-Tamachan Momkoonthod (Tha)bt 2-Pranjala Yadlapalli (Ind) 6-1, 6-3. Reported by Deccan Herald 1 day ago.