Team Orisports 13-Nov-2016
Promising local lad Kabir Hans bagged a creditable double by winning both the men’s singles and mixed doubles titles in the 10th Major Sandeep Mohapatra Memorial Odisha Open Tennis Tournament, which was organised by Khurda District Tennis Association (KDTA) here at Bhubaneswar Club from November 11 to 13.
A rapidly-improving Kabir clinched the double crown by upstaging stalwart Satirtha Patnaik 6-2, 6-1 in the lop-sided men’s singles summit clash. Earlier in the mixed double final, Kabir and Rutuparna Choudhury prevailed over Aditya Satpathy and Ameek Kiran Batth 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).
The men’s doubles title was pocketed by Santosh Mallick and Vivek Tibarewal, while Sunil Palai and Lalit Dash finished runners-up. Former Odisha cricket captain Pravanjan Mullick and Jhadeswar Das emerged champions in 45-plus senior men’s doubles category. But the Mullick’s victory kicked up a controversy as he was alleged to have fudged his age.
