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Odisha lass Ameek Kiran Batth won her maiden national title, that too a major one by emerging champion in girls singles event of the AITA Under-12 Championship Series Tennis Tournament at Dakshin Kalikata Sansad (DKS) in Kolkata today.
A trainee of Bhubaneswar-based Farhan Ali Tennis Academy, Ameek beat second seed and local opponent 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the hard-fought final. She earlier toppled top seed and local favourite Shatavisa Ghosh 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals and Aneesha Mukherjee (West Bengal) 5-3, 4-2 in the quarterfinals.
In boys` singles, Odisha`s Amritjay squandered a one-set lead to go down to Aman Wasik 6-2, 6-7, 2-6 in the semifinals. Earlier in the quarterfinals, he beat Udit Gogoi of Assam 7-6, 6-7, 7-6.
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PHOTO: Ameek Batth with her tropy in Kolkata on May 6, 2014.
