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Amaan Tezabwala, Naisha Srivastav, Mahesh Mohapatra and Rutuparna Choudhury emerged champions in the AITA-OTPPA U-12 and U-14 Championship Series Tennis Tournament, which concluded at KiiT International School campus here today.
Maharashtra boy Amaan Tezabwala and Karnataka girl Naisha Srivastav, both seeded seventh, won the under-12 singles titles, beating third seed Amaan Wasim (WB) and fifth seed Adithi Are (AP) respectively in the finals yesterday.
Local favourites and top seeds Mohapatra and Choudhury, claimed the under-14 boys` and girls` titles, getting the better of statemate Kabir Hans and Khushi D Shah (Maharashtra) respectively in the summit clash today. Title winners in each category gained 25 ranking points each, while the losing finalists settled with 20 points apiece.
KIIT International School’s Chairperson Dr Monalisa Bal handed over the trophies at the closing function. School Principal Sanjay Kumar Suar, host Odisha Tennis Players’ Parent’s Association vice-president Sarbeswar Mohapatra, joint secretary Amitav Saran, treasurer Choudhury B K Das, tournament director Debasis Mohapatra and tournament referee Jatin Baitsya were present on the occasion. As many as 127 players from nine states participated in the tournament, which commenced earlier on December 29.
RESULTS:
U-12 BOYS SINGLES: First round: Hasith S Gummuluru (1, AP) bt Harsha Pradeep (TN) 6-1, 6-1; Sujal Mohanty (Odi) bt Aonjaneya Banerjee (WB) 7-6(2), 6-2; Aryan Bal (Odi) bt Rounak Ghosh (WB) 6-0, 6-4; Shreejit Sen (5, Mah) bt Aditya Kodakalla (AP) 6-2, 6-3; V Nitin Varma (4, Kar) bt Abhishek Mohapatra (Odi) 6-1, 6-1; Ayush Pradhan (Odi) bt Bisweswar Satpathy (Odi) 6-3, 7-6(5); Ritabrata Sarkar (WB) bt Yashraj Nayak (Odi) 6-0, 6-0; Amaan Tezabwala (7, Mah) bt Kartik Neal Vadepalli (AP) 7-5, 6-3; A Yogesh Devraj (6, Kar) bt M Sai Divyacharan (AP) 6-0, 6-3; Ashish ku Parida (Odi) bt D Aryan Swamy (Odi) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0; Pranav Heggere (Kar) bt K Dhruv Advaith (AP) 6-2, 6-1; Amaan Wasim (3, WB) bt Anurag Kedia (WB) 6-4, 7-6(3); Sriram K Das (Kar) bt Leston Vaz (8, Mah) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; Kumar Sahil (Odi) bt Saraswat Sensarma (WB) 6-2, 6-0; Pratyush Mohanty (Odi) bt Bighnesh Nanda (Odi) 6-1, 6-1; Amrutjay Mohanty (2, Odi) bt Anmol Dash (Odi) 6-0, 6-0. Pre-quarterfinals: HS Gummuluru bt S Mohanty 6-0, 6-0; S Sen bt A Bal 6-2, 6-1; VN Varma bt A Pradhan 6-0, 6-0; A Tezabwala bt R Sarkar 6-2, 6-2; AK Parida bt AY Devraj 6-3, 7-6(3); A Wasim bt P Heggere 6-2, 6-1; SK Das bt K Sahil 6-2, 6-4; A Mohanty bt P Mohanty 6-4, 6-3. Quarterfinals: S Sen bt HS Gummuluru 5-3, 4-2; A Tezabwala bt VN Varma 4-2, 5-3; A Wasim bt A Parida 4-0, 4-2; A Mohanty bt SK Das 4-2, 4-2. Semifinals: A Tezabwala bt S Sen 4-0, 4-0; A Wasim bt A Mohanty 4-2, 4-1. Final: A Tezabwala bt A Wasim 6-4, 6-0.
U-14 BOYS SINGLES: First round: Mahesh Mohapatra (1, Odi) bt I Hari Vamsi Reddy (AP) 6-2, 6-3; Pranav Heggere (Kar) bt Aditya Kodakalla (AP) 6-2, 6-2; Pratyush Mohanty (Odi) bt Shourya Manik (CG) 6-4, 6-2; Hasith S Gummuluru (5, AP) bt Rounak Ghosh (WB) 6-0, 6-0; Md Fardeen (3, WB) bt Sarthak S Panda (Odi) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0; V Nitin Varma (Kar) bt Abhishek Mohapatra (Odi) 6-3, 6-1; Amaan Tezabwala (Mah) bt Aryan Bal (Odi) 6-2, 6-0; K Sriram Das (8, Kar) bt K Dhruv Advaith (AP) 6-3, 6-0; D Aryan Swamy (Odi) bt A Yogesh Devraj (7, Kar) 7-5, 7-6(7); Arka Ganguly (WB) bt Ritabrata Sarkar (WB) 6-1, 6-1; Leston Vaz (Mah) bt Aonjaneya Banerjee (WB) 6-1, 6-1; Amrutjay Mohanty (4, Odi) bt Kumar Sahil (Odi) 6-0, 6-2; Amaan Wasim (6, WB) bt Swagat Das (Odi) 6-1, 6-0; Shreejit Sen (Mah) bt Priyam Nayak (Odi) 6-1, 6-0; Kabir Hans (Odi) bt Samarjeet Sethy (Odi) 6-2, 6-4; Ch Sree Harshit (2, AP) bt K Neal Vadepalli (AP) 6-1, 6-1. Pre-quarterfinals: M Mohapatra bt P Heggere 6-3, 6-1; HS Gummuluru bt P Mohanty 5-7, 6-4, 6-2; M Fardeen bt VN Varma 7-6(4), 6-2; A Tezabwala bt KS Das 6-1, 6-1; A Ganguly bt DA Swamy 6-0,6-1; A Mohanty bt L Vaz 6-2, 6-3; S Sen bt A Wasim 6-2, 6-2; K Hans bt CS Harshit 7-5, 6-7(4), 7-6(4). Quarterfinals: M Mohapatra bt HS Gummuluru 4-2, 4-1; M Fardeen bt A Tezabwala 5-4(5), 0-4, 4-1; A Mohanty bt A Ganguly 5-3, 4-1; K Hans bt S Sen 4-1, 4-1. Semifinals: M Mohapatra bt M Fardeen 4-2, 4-0; K Hans bt A Mohanty 4-1, 2-4, 5-4(2). Final: M Mohapatra bt K Hans 3-6, 6-1, 7-5.
U-12 GIRLS SINGLES: First round: Renne Sharma (AP) bt Aarya K Zalte (Mah) 6-2, 6-1; Sanjuktha Vikram (Kar) bt R Veda Varshita (AP) 7-5, 6-2; Nicky Ekka (Jha) bt Ayesha Swain (Odi) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; D Bhattacharjee (Odi) bt Vanya Srivastava (Kar) 6-0, 6-1; Bhagyashree Behera (Odi) bt Simran Ekka (Odi) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Pre-quarterfinals: Medhavi Singh (1, Bih) bt R Sharma 6-2, 6-2; Naisha Srivastav (7, Kar) bt S Vikram 6-2, 6-1; Ananya Yadav (4, WB) bt N Ekka 6-1, 6-0; T Shrichandrakala (TN) bt Ameek Kiran Batth (8, Odi) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; Adithi Are (5, AP) bt G Dhara (AP) 6-0, 6-1; Shatavisa Ghosh (3, WB) bt N Krishnaveni (AP) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1; Sanya Yadav (6, WB) bt D Bhattacharjee (Odi) 6-0, 6-2; Ayushi Singh (2, Bih) bt Simran Neha Ekka (Odi) 6-1, 6-2. Quarterfinals: N Srivastav bt M Singh 4-2, 4-2; A Yadav bt T Shrichandrakala 4-2, 4-2; A Are bt S Ghosh 5-3, 4-1; S Yadav bt A Singh 1-4, 5-3, 4-0. Semifinals: N Srivastav bt A Yadav 4-1, 4-2; A Are bt S Yadav 4-2, 4-2. Final: N Srivastav bt A Are 6-2, 6-0.
U-14 GIRLS SINGLES: First round: Sanjuktha Vikram (Kar) bt Ayesha Swain (Odi) 6-7(5), 6-4,7-6(2); Naisha Srivastav (Kar) bt Nicky Ekka (Jha) 6-0, 6-0; Anaam Almas (5, Odi) bt S Harshada (Odi) 6-1, 6-2; Shatavisa Ghosh (WB) bt N Krishna Veni (AP) 6-4, 6-2; Adithi Are (AP) bt Simran Ekka (Odi) 6-2, 6-1; Ayushi Singh (7, Bih) bt Renne Sharma (AP) 6-3, 6-1; S Salihundam (AP) bt Ananya Yadav (6, WB) 6-1, 7-5; Ameek K Batth (Odi) bt Amrita Ohdedar (WB) 6-2, 6-1; Ankita Panda (Odi) bt R Veda Varshita (AP) 6-3, 7-6(4); Khushi D Shah (8, Mah) bt T Chandrakala (TN) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3; Sanya Yadav (WB) bt Aarya K Zalte (Mah) 6-1, 6-0. Pre-quarterfinals: Rutuparna Choudhury (1, Odi) bt S Vikram 6-1, 6-1; A Almas bt Naisha Srivastav (Kar) 6-4, 6-1; Punyatoya Mohapatra (3, WB) bt S Ghosh 6-3, 6-0; A Are bt A Singh 6-2, 6-1; S Salihundam bt AK Batth 6-2, 6-4; A Panda bt Medhavi Singh (4, Bih) 6-3, 6-2; KD Shah bt D Bhattacherjee (Odi) 6-0, 6-0; Alisha Samal (2, Odi) bt S Yadav (WB) 6-2, 6-3. Quarterfinals: R Choudhury bt A Almas 3-5, 4-2, 4-1; P Mohapatra bt A Are 4-1, 4-1; A Panda bt S Salihundam 5-3, 4-2; KD Shah bt A Samal 4-1, 4-1. Semifinals: R Choudhury bt P Mohapatra 4-1, 4-2; KD Shah bt A Panda 4-1, 5-4(1). Final: R Choudhury bt KD Shah 6-0, 6-4.
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TOP: KiiT International School chairperson Dr Monalisa Bal (Centre) with under-14 title winners Rutuparna Choudhury (Left) and Mahesh Mohapatra at the trophy presentation ceremony in Bhubaneswar on Jan 3, 2014.
