BHUBANESWAR 10-Nov-2013 387
Experienced local campaigners Satirtha Patnaik and Ajay Kumar Nishank asserted supremacy in the 7th Odisha Open Tennis Tournament, bagging a double each here at the Bhubaneswar Club courts today. The duo first won the men`s open doubles title, defeating city opponents Santosh Kumar Mallik and Adwithiya Patnaik 6-3, 6-4 in the well-contested final.
Patnaik, a dentist by profession, completed the double by emerging men`s singles champion with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over top seed Santosh Mallik. This was the first Odisha Open singles title for Patnaik, who received the newly instituted Sandeep Mohapatra Memorial Trophy and a cash prize of Rs 10,000. Runner-up Mallik, a qualified coach, became richer by Rs 5,000.
