BERHAMPUR 04-Mar-2016
Odisha duo Ansu Kumar Bhuyan and Avilash Mishra won the doubles title in the AITA-OTA 1 Lakh Mens Ranking Tennis Tournament, which was organised by Ganjam District Tennis Association (GDTA), under the aegis of Odisha Tennis Association, here at two venues from February 29 to March 4. The home duo gained 15 AITA ranking points and a cash prize of Rs 6,300.
Suraj R Prabodh of Karnataka captured the singles crown, defeating West Bengal opponent Abhinansu Borthakur in the final by straight sets. Prabodh pocketed the top prize of Rs 1,3000 along with 20 AITA ranking points, while runner-up Borthakur settled with Rs 9,000 with 15 AITA ranking points.
RESULTS:
MENS SINGLES: First round: Ansu Ku Bhuyan (Odi) bt Kabir Hans (Odi) 6-0, 6-1; Neeraj Choudhary (WB) bt Shridhar S Narayan (Odi) 6-0, 6-0; Rohit Rampuria (WB) bt Darshan Srinivas (Kar) 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 6-3; Abhilash Ch Sahoo (Odi) bt Gaurav Rath (Odi) 6-1, 6-0; Jay Soni (Guj) bt Sany Sadan Kumar (Mah) 6-0, 6-0; Dushyant Verma (MP) bt Akshansh Kumar (WB) 6-2, 6-2; D Paagalav (TN) bt Shukrit Guha (WB) 6-2, 6-3; Abhishek Gaur (Har) bt Dhaval Jain (Mah) 6-3, 6-1; Avilash Mishra (Odi) bt Ajay Pruthvi (TS) 6-2, 6-3; Rishabh Shah (WB) bt Sahil Md Khan (Raj) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; Abhinansu Borthakur (WB) bt Utkarsh Tiwari (MP) 6-2, 6-2; Satirtha Patnaik (Odi) bt Pradeep Deswal (Har) 6-3, 6-1; Harshith Satakarni (AP) bt Hursh Pandole (MP) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4; Raswant Ravi (TN) bt Asutosh Das (Odi) 7-5, 6-0. Pre-quarterfinals: Suraj R Prabodh (Kar) bt H Satakarni 6-2, 6-2; R Rampuria bt N Choudhary 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(3); AK Bhuyan bt Vishroot Jalan (WB) 6-1, 6-1; J Soni bt AC Sahoo 6-3, 6-1; R Ravi bt D Verma 6-2, 6-0; A Gaur bt D Paagalav 6-1, 6-4; A Mishra bt S Patnaik 6-1, 6-0; A Borthakur bt R Shah 6-2, 6-1. Quarterfinals: SR Prabodh bt R Rampuria 6-0, 6-1; AK Bhuyan bt J Soni 7-6(2), 7-5; A Gaur bt R Ravi 7-6(5), 6-2; A Borthakur bt A Mishra 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(6). Semifinals: SR Prabodh bt AK Bhuyan 6-2, 6-4; A Borthakur bt A Gaur 6-2, 6-1. Final: SR Prabodh bt A Borthakur 6-4, 6-3.
MENS DOUBLES: First round: Hursh Pandole-Darshan Srinivas (MP-Kar) bt Sahil Md Khan-Utkarsh Tiwari (Raj-Kar) 6-3, 7-5; Ajay Pruthvi-Harshith Satakarni (Tel-AP) bt Vishroot Jalan-Rishabh Shah (WB) 6-2, 6-0. Quarterfinals: Suraj Prabodh-Abhinansu Borthakur (Kar-WB) bt Hursh Pandole-Darshan Srinivasa (MP-Kar) 6-3, 6-0; Ansu Bhuyan-Avilash Mishra (Odi) bt Neeraj Choudhary-Shukrit Guha (WB) 6-1, 6-1; Raswant Ravi-Pradeep Deswal (TN-Har) bt A Pruthvi- H Satakarni 6-2, 6-3; J Soni-A Gaur bt Abhilash Ch Sahoo-Asutosh Das (Odi) 6-4, 6-2. Semifinals: A Bhuyan-A Mishra bt S Prabodh-A Borthakur 2-6, 6-3,(11-9); R Ravi-P Deswal bt J Soni-A Gaur 6-3, 6-3. Final: A Bhuyan-A Mishra bt R Ravi-P Deswal 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-6.
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PHOTO: Singles champion R Suraj Prabodh (Left) with runner-up Abhinansu Borthakur in Berhampur on March 4, 2016.
