AP youngsters assert supremacy in Odisha

Youngsters from port city Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) asserted their supremacy in the AITA Under-16 Championship Series Tennis Tournament, bagging three out of four titles at the Union Club courts here today.
Top seed Nadimpalli Bhupal Raju bagged a double, emerging champion in boys’ singles and doubles events. Mixing power with precision, he beat his citymate and fourth seed  MMK Ramineni 6-2, 6-4 in the singles final.
Raju and Sajid-ur Rahman grabbed the doubles title, outplaying Odisha duo of Abhilash Chandra Sahoo and Adarsh Sahoo 6-1, 6-3 in the summit clash. This was the second double crown for Raju, who bagged his previous one at a Talent Series tournament in Raipur last year.
Earlier in the singles semifinals, Raju got the better of his doubles partner Rahman 6-4, 6-4 and Ramineni overcame second seed Avilash Mishra (Odisha) 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-1).