BHUBANESWAR 30-Dec-2016
Local favourite Ameek Kiran Batth bagged a double by winning both the under-14 and under-16 girls’ singles titles in the AITA-OTA Championship Series Tennis Tournament, which concluded here at Kalinga Stadium today. Ameek missed a treble as she lost in the final of the under-16 girls’ doubles event.
Overall, host Odisha captured three out of four singles titles and shared the crown in one out of two doubles events. The third singles title for Odisha was pocketed by Amrutjay Mohanty in under-14 boys’ category. Asish Sinha (West Bengal) won the under-16 boys’ singles crown, defeating Odisha opponent Pratyush Mohanty in straight sets.
Pratyush compensated his singles defeat by emerging under-16 boys’ doubles champion with West Bengal partner Amit Routh. The under-16 girls’ doubles title was secured by Bihar pair of Medhavi Singh and Ayushi Singh. As many as 66 players from nine states participated in the five-day tournament, which was organised by Odisha Tennis Association from December 26. Jatin Batsya was the tournament referee.
