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Orissa boy Avilash Mishra stayed on course for double by reaching the final in both singles and doubles events of the All-India Under-12 Talent Series Tennis Tournament at Patna on Thursday. In the singles semifinals, top seed Bhubaneswar lad Avilash thrashed Srikrishna of Bihar 6-3, 6-2 to set up Friday`s title clash with Shuvam Malhotra of Delhi. Avilash then combined with statemate Nishant Kumar to register a thumping 6-0, 6-3 victory over Bihar duo of Nilay Mishra and Ankit Anand in the doubles semifinals. In the final, the Orissa pair will take on Shuvam Malhotra and Anshuman Srivastav on Friday.
