Chandigarh, July 23, 2017: Trailing by one set Harmanjot Singh bounced back into the game with vengeance to dispose of the strong challenge of Pragham Baraptre in three sets 5-7,7-5,6-2 in the boys under-16 singles final qualifying round of the STA-AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament at the Chandigarh Club in Sector 1 here today.
Torus Rawat prevailed over Debasis Sahoo in three setter match 6-1,2-6,6-4.and qualified for the main draw. After losing the first set Pranay Sharma staged a fine rally to oust Gurjosh Singh 1-6, 6-4,6-2 in the final qualifying round.
In contrast Aarav Joshi faced virtually no resistance from Rakshit Dhankar whom he blanked 6-0,6-0. Aarav S. Gill, Mahismat Kumar and Sarthak Gandhi had easy final rounds. and moved into the main draw.
Qualifying results:
Boys Under-16 (final rounds): Aarav S. Gill bt Shubh Negi 6-0,6-2, Mahismat Kumar bt Paras Chauhan 6-1,6-0, Pranay Sharma bt Gurjosh Singh 1-6, 6-4,6-2, Harmanjot Singh bt Pragham Baraptre 5-7,7-5,6-2, Aarav Joshi bt Rakshit Dhankar 6-0,6-0, Sarthak Gandhi bt Dhairya Chadha 6-3,7-6 (5), Torus Rawat bt Debasis Sahoo 6-1,2-6,6-4.
Boys Under-14 (final rounds): Ajay Singh bt Taavish Jain 6-0,6-1, Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje bt Shiv Sharma 6-1,6-2, Sarthak Arora bt Arshveer Sharma 6-0,6-0, Sanyam Madaan bt Harjot Singh 6-0,6-0, Aaryan Chhatwal bt Yashvardhan Gaur 6-3,6-1, Adtiya Chauhan bt Samkit Jain 6-4,7-6 (4), Sarthak Singla bt Tejeshwar Singh 6-2,6-1, Jitin K. Chetry bt Kesav Dangi 6-1,6-1.