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Pranay fights his way into 2nd round

CHANDIGARH:Pranay Sharma overcame Parth Goel in a marathon threesetter to advance to the boysrsquo U16 second round in the STAAITA Talent Series TS7 Tennis Championship at the Chandigarh Club Sector 1 here today
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Pranay Sharma returns to Parth Goel during their first round match in the STA Talent Series at the Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, on Monday. Sharma won 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-1. Pradeep Tewari
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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 8

Pranay Sharma overcame Parth Goel in a marathon three-setter to advance to the boys’ U-16 second round in the STA-AITA Talent Series (TS-7) Tennis Championship at the Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, here today.

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Sharma won the opening set 7-6(5), but Goel fought his way back into the match with a 7-6(3) win in the second set. Sharma, however, regained his composure in the decider and sealed the match with a 6-1 win over his opponent.    

Earlier, Sharma booked a place in the boys’ U-14 second round after a see-saw win over Shivansh Gupta. 

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Sharma took the lead with a 6-3 win in the opening set, but Gupta drew level with a 7-6(6) victory in the second set. Sharma, though, held his nerve to beat his opponent 7-5 in the decider and move in to the next round.

Sarthak, Jivaj advance    

Sarthak Arora drubbed Harjot Singh 6-1 6-1, while Jivaj Chawla got the better of Ekamjeet Singh in the first round match of boys’ U-14 category.

Shivdev Walia eased into the second round with a 6-0 6-0 win over Vanshdeep Singh.

Lakshay Gupta humbled Aditya Tinjani 6-1 6-3, while Madhav Sharma registered  a 6-1 6-1 win over Yash Solanky. Arhaan Pahwa dumped Aarush Sharma 6-0 6-0.  

In the boys’ U-16 category, Sidharth Goel handed a 6-0 6-0 drubbing to Ayaan Anand Singh, while Arhaan Pahwa blanked Arnav Malik. Avish Verma got the better of Ahem Cheema.

Harmanjot Singh overwhelmed Yash Jindal 6-2 6-2, while Sukhpreet Jhoje tamed  Rishi Dahiya 6-1 6-0.

Harleen advances 

Harleen Dhanda, meanwhile, edged out Bhumi Kakkar 6-0 6-1 in the girls’ U-16 opening round. Khushi Dewan overcame Maitreyi Phogat 6-4 4-6 6-2. 

Riya Kaushik had an easy outing against Vedaa Anand, winning a place in the second round with a 6-1 6-0 win. Sargam Singla won her opening round match with a 6-3 6-1 win over Vishita Ranbir.

In the only match of the girls’ U-14 category, Ananya Dogra registered a 7-6(2) 6-2 win over Samaira Pahwa.


Results  

Boys’ U-14: Gurbaaz Dhanoa bt Satvik Singla 6-3 6-2, Anuvanshu Chugh bt Arnav Malik 6-2 6-2, Navya Verma bt Ayaan Anand Singh 6-1 6-0, Sarthak Arora bt Harjot Singh 6-1 6-1, Jivaj Chawla bt Ekamjeet Singh 6-1 6-1, Lakshay Gupta bt Aditya Tinjani 6-1 6-3,  Madhav Sharma bt Yash Solanky 6-1 6-1, Pranay Sharma bt Shivansh Gupta 6-3 6-7(6) 7-5, Udbhav Kaplish bt Vikramdeep Singh 6-4 6-0, Shivdev Walia bt Vanshdeep Singh 6-0 6-0, Rishi Dahiya bt Suzal Rakta 6-0 6-1, Yash Jindal bt Garv Patiyal 6-0 6-1,Aryan Jolly bt Manjootpreet Singh 6-2 6-4, Arhaan Pahwa bt Aarush Sharma 6-0 6-0

Boys’ U-16: Sidharth Goel bt Ayaan Anand Singh 6-0 6-0, Arhaan Pahwa bt Arnav Malik 6-0 6-0, Avish Verma bt Ahem Cheema 6-0 6-0, Harmanjot Singh bt Yash Jindal 6-2 6-2, Sukhpreet Jhoje bt Rishi Dahiya 6-1 6-0, Pranay Sharma bt Parth Goel 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-1

Girls’ U-16: Harleen Dhanda bt Bhumi Kakkar 6-0 6-1, Riya Kaushik bt Vedaa Anand 6-1 6-0, Khushi Dewan bt Maitreyi Phogat 6-4 4-6 6-2, Sargam Singla bt Vishita Ranbir 6-3 6-1

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