BHUBANESWAR 18-Sep-2015
Punjab boy Jaishvin Sidana and Odisha girl Rutuparna Choudhury captured the singles titles in the Falcon AITA U-14 Super Series Tennis Tournament, which concluded at Kalinga Stadium here today. Second seed Jaishvin, a product of Ludhiana-based Harvest Tennis Academy, was ruthless in the boys final as he mauled unseeded Hasith S Gummuluru of Andhra Pradesh 6-0, 6-0.
``This was my first Super Series final and I was determined to win it. I played aggressive tennis and completely dominated the match,`` said Jaishvin, who idolises World No 1 Novak Djokovic. The girls final also turned out to be a lop-sided contest with local favourite and second seed Rutuparna outplaying third seed Trisha P Vinod of Kerala 6-3, 6-0.
Title winners in both the categories gained 50 AITA ranking points each, while the losing finalists earned 40 points apiece. The trophies were given away by host Odisha Tennis Association secretary Madhusudan Padhi in the presence of tournament referee Vaishali Shekatkar and assistant referee
Jatin Batsya.
RESULTS:
Boys singles: First round: Ashish Parida (Odi) bt Kumar Sahil (Odi) 6-0, 1-6, 7-6(1); Arya Rajath Raj (Kar) bt Md Arib Afzal (WB) 6-3, 6-0; Hasith S Gummuluru (AP) bt Pranav Ikkurthy (AP) 6-3, 6-4; Pratyush Mohanty (Odi) bt Adithya Kumaresan (TN) 6-3, 6-4; Aman K Patel (Guj) bt Justin K Panmei (Odi) 6-1, 6-0; Kabir Hans (Odi) bt Asish S Sinha (WB) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3; Md Karim Khan (Mah) bt Arjun Rathnam (TN) 6-1, 6-1; Amaan A Tezabwala (Mah) bt Abhiraj Sen (WB) 6-1, 6-1; Rishav Brahma (Asm) bt Abhishek Mohapatra (Odi) 6-2, 6-3; Amrutjay Mohanty (Odi) bt Ritabrata Sarkar (WB) 6-1, 6-2; Arka Ganguly (Mah) bt Jeffin Lourduraj (TN) 6-1, 6-1; Nikhil Niranjan (Kar) bt Kanav Goel (WB) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Amaan Wasim (WB) bt Leston Vaz (Mah) 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 6-4; Yuv Kataria (WB) bt D Aryan Swamy (Odi) 6-0, 7-5; Aryaan Bhatia (Mah) bt Anmoy Yogesh Devraj (Kar) 6-0, 6-3; Jaishvin Sidana (Pun) bt S Sharaniyan (TN) 6-1, 6-2. Pre-quarterfinals: AR Raj bt A Parida 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; HS Gummuluru bt P Mohanty 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; AK Patel bt K Hans 6-3, 7-5; AA Tezabwala bt MK Khan 6-2, 6-0; N Niranjan bt A Wasim 6-1, 6-4; A Mohanty bt R Brahma 3-6, 6-1, 7-5; A Ganguly bt Y Kataria 6-2, 6-3; J Sidana bt A Bhatia 6-2,6-4. Quarterfinals: HS Gummuluru bt AR Raj 6-0, 6-2; AA Tezabwala bt AK Patel 7-5, 6-3; N Niranjan bt A Mohanty 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; J Sidana bt A Ganguly 6-0,6-2. Semifinals: HS Gummuluru bt AA Tezabwala 6-0, 6-3; J Sidana bt N Niranjan 6-3, 6-1. Final: J Sidana bt HS Gummuluru 6-0, 6-0.
Girls singles: First round: Mubashira A Shaik (AP) bt Amrita Ohdedar (WB) 9-1; Sanjana Sirimalla (Tel) bt Ananya Yadav (WB) 9-8(3); Shatavisa Ghosh (WB) bt Ayesha Swain (Odi) 9-4; V K Adithi (TN) bt Ameek Kiran Batth (Odi) 9-5; Trisha P Vinod (Ker) bt Nicky Ekka (Jha) 9-2; Musharath A Shaik (AP) bt Veda Varshita R (Tel) 9-1; Prerna V Vichare (Mah) bt Kaavya Palani (TN) 9-2. Pre-quarterfinals: Mubashira A Shaik bt S Sirimalla 9-2; VK Adithi bt S Ghosh 9-4; TP Vinod bt Shreya Chakraborty (WB) 9-1; Musharath A Shaik bt Simran Neha Ekka (Odi) 9-2; PV Vichare bt Ch V S S Reshma (AP) 9-2; Megha Roy (WB) bt Sanya Yadav (WB) 9-4; Adithi Are (Tel) bt Vidisha Reddy (Tel) 9-5; Rutuparna Choudhury (Odi) bt Shanaya Naik (Mah) 9-0. Quarterfinals: Mubashira A Shaik bt VK Adithi 9-3; TP Vinod bt Musharath A Shaik 9-2; PV Vichare bt M Roy 9-3; R Choudhury bt A Are 9-1. Semifinals: TP Vinod bt Mubashira A Shaik 6-2, 7-5; R Choudhury bt PV Vichare 6-0, 6-3. Final: R Choudhury bt TP Vinod 6-3, 6-0.
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PHOTO: Singles champions Jaishvin Sidana (Left) and Rutuparna Choudhury pose with their trophies in Bhubaneswar on Sept 18, 2015.
