BHUBANESWAR 05-Oct-2013 511
Abhinansu Borthakur of Assam achieved the biggest success of his career by winning the singles title in the AITA-OTA 50K Men’s Ranking Tennis Tournament, defeating SD Prajwal Dev (Karnataka) 6-2, 6-4 in the final at SOA University Sports Complex here yesterday.
``I am extremely happy to win here. This is my maiden title,” said the unseeded Borthakur, who had began his campaign on a sensational note, ousting second seed Mohammed Azhar (Bengal) 6-0, 6-0 in the first round.
Earlier, Dev sent the top seed Chinmay Pradhan (Odisha) tumbling out of the tournament with a straight 6-4, 6-3 victory in the semifinals. He did not drop a set till the final. In the other semifinal, Guwahati-based Borthakur thrashed Neeraj Choudhary (MP) 6-2, 6-3.
Rishab Rama and Akhil Reddy of Andhra Pradesh lifted the doubles crown, defeating SD Prajwal Dev and Rohit Sarwate (AP) 6-2, 7-5 in the final today.
RESULTS:
Singles: First round: Vishnu Jinan (Kar) bt Avilash Mishra (Odi) 6-2, 6-4; S D Prajwal Dev (Kar) bt Rohit Rampuria (Ben, 8) 6-2, 6-2; Neeraj Choudhary (MP) bt Prateek Pushkar Baxi (Chg) 7-6, 4-6, 6-2; V Naidu (Kar, 3) bt S Srinivasa Darshan (Kar) 7-6, 6-1; Abhinansu Borthakur (Asm) bt Mohammed Azhar (Ben) 6-0, 6-0; Chinmay Pradhan (Odi, 1) bt Santosh Kumar Mallik (Odi) 6-1, 6-4; Manav Chakma (Asm) bt Praful Upadhyay (UP) 6-2, 6-2; Satirtha Patnaik (Odi) bt R Subhramanya (Kar, 5) 6-3, 6-0; Sandeep Tirdala (AP) bt Suraj Konwar (Guj) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Vaishnav Bendalam (AP) bt Siddhartha Verma (WB) 6-2, 6-4; Rishabh Rama (AP) bt S Sathanur Mahesh (AP) 6-2, 6-0; B Bharadwaj (Har, 6) bt Sajid-ur Rahman (AP) bt 6-1, 6-0; Rohit Sarwate (Kar, 4) bt Anay Patil (Mah) 6-4, 6-3; Sarthak Sidharth (TN) bt Biplab Das (WB) 7-5, 6-1; Rashein Samuel (Kar, 7) bt Akhil Reddy (AP) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; S Poorva Kumar (Kar) bt Arjun Manjunath (Kar) 7-5, 6-2.
Pre-quarterfinals: C Pradhan bt M Chakma 6-1, 6-2; B Bharadwaj bt R Rama 6-1, 7-6 (0); V Jinan bt R Sarwate 4-1 rtd; SD Prajwal bt S Sidharth 6-3, 6-2; R Samuel bt SP Kumar 6-2, 6-2; N Choudhary VBS Naidu 6-4, 6-0; S Tirdala bt S Patnaik 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; A Borthakur bt V Bendalam 6-3 6-1.
Quarterfinals: C Pradhan bt B Bharadwaj 2-6, 6-3, 6-5 (conceded); SDP Dev bt V Jinan 7-5, 6-1; N Choudhary bt R Samuel 6-3, 2-6, 6-3; A Borthakur bt S Tirdala 6-4, 2-0 (conceded).
Semifinals: SDP Dev bt C Pradhan 6-4, 6-3; A Borthakur bt N Choudhary 6-2, 6-3.
Final: A Borthakur bt SDP Dev 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles: Quarter-finals: V Bendalam-Sajid-ur Rehman (AP) bt Abhilash Mishra-Chinmay Pradhan (Odi) 9-1; SD Prajwal Dev-Rohit Sarwate (Kar-AP) bt Biplab Das-Siddharth Verma (WB) 9-4; Rishab Rama-Akhil Reddy (AP) bt Abhinansu Borthakur-Neeraj Choudhary (Asm-MP) 9-4; Manav Chakma-Vikram BS Naidu (Asm-Kar) bt Prateek P Baxi-R Subramanya (Chg-Kar) 9-7.
Semifinals: SDP Dev-R Sarwate bt V Bendalam-S Rehman 6-3, 6-1; R Rama-A Reddy bt M Chakma-VBS Naidu 6-3, 4-6, 10-8.
Final: R Rama-A Reddy bt SDP Dev-RSarwate 6-2, 7-5.
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PHOTO: Title winner Abhinansu Borthakur (Right) and runner-up SD Prajwal Dev with their trophies in Bhubaneswar on October 5, 2013.
