Chandigarh, July 19, 2017: Chandigarh Academy of Rural Tennis (CHART) trainee Shashikant Rajput advanced into the boys under-18 as well as Under-16 singles semi-finals of the CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today.
Top seed Shashikant Rajput defeated 5th seed Krish Patel in a straight sets in the boys under-16 singles quarter-final. Shashikant won the 1st set 6-4, in the 2nd set both players played consistently and held their serve till 5-5. In the 11 games Shashikant broke Krish Patel serve and serving for the match. Finally Shashikant used his experience and use of his variation to close set and match 7-5. Other CHART trainees 2nd seed Krishan Hooda and 4th seed Naresh Badgujar also moved into semifinals. Naresh Badgujar defeated Tushar Madan in a straight set 6-3, 6-4.
In boys under-18 singles quarterfinals top seed CLTA trainee Calvin Golemei defeated Adity Balesekar in a easy match 6-0, 6-4. Krish Patel defeated Tushar Madan in a three setter marathon match 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
In girls under-16 singles Quarterfinals CHART trainee sponsored by Govt. of Punjab 3rd seed Simran Pritam defeated Lagan Bidhan 6-3, 7-6(0). Richa Chougule, Konika Singh Dhull and Sandeepti Singh Rao advance into semifinals.
In girls under-18 singles quarterfinals top seed Prinkle Singh of CLTA defeated 8th seed Srishty Ray in a three setter match 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. Another CLTA trainee Ashpreet Kaur Bajwa upset 4th seed Harleen Kaur in a straight set 6-4, 6-3. Another big upset is Sandeepti Singh Rao defeated 2nd seed Kaavya Sawhney in a three setter match 3-6, 6-0, 6-0.
Results:
Boys under-16 (q-finals): Shashikant Rajput [1] bt Krish Patel [5] 6-4, 7-5, Naresh Badgujar [4] bt Tushar Madan 6-3, 6-4, Dhruv Tangri bt Uddayvir Singh 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, Krishan Hooda [2] bt Sonu Khan 6-4, 6-3.
Boys under-18 (q-finals): Calvin Golmei [1] bt Aditya Balsekar 6-0, 6-4, Deepender Grewal [8] bt Shrut Mohan Nargeta 6-3, 6-3, Shashikant Rajput [5] bt Sanjay G. S. [3] 6-3, 6-4, Krish Patel bt Tushar Madan 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
Girls under-16 (q-finals): Richa Chougule [1] bt Princy Panchal [5] 6-3, 6-3, Konika Singh Dhull [7] bt Priyanka Jakhar [4] 6-2, 6-4, Simran Pritam [3] bt Lagan Bhidhan 6-3, 7-6(0), Sandeepti Singh Rao [2] bt Lavanaya Sreekirishnan 6-0, 6-0.
Girls under-18 (q-finals) Prinkle Singh [1] bt Shrity Ray [8] 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, Ashpreet Kaur Bajwa [7] bt Harleen Kaur [4] 6-2, 6-3, Sarah Dev [3] bt Richa Chougule [5] 6-4, 6-4, Sandeepti Singh Rao bt Kaavya Sawhney [2] 3-6, 6-0, 6-0.
Boys doubles under-18 (q-finals): Uddayvir Singh / Asav Kumar bt Parveen Kumar Abhay Mohan 6-1, 6-4, Krishan Hooda/ Bhupender Dahiya bt Shrut Mohan Nargeta / Utkarsh Singh Panwar 6-4, 6-2, Deepender Grewal / Dhruv Tangri bt Yuvraj Singh Kooka/ Rudra Kapoor 7-6(4), 6-3, Nitin Jaipal Singh/ Ajay Malik bt Himanshu Sharma / Pranay Sharma 6-2, 6-0.
Girls under-18 (q-finals): Sarah Dev/ Prinkle Singh bt Aditi Singh/ Manit Kumari 6-0, 6-1, Srishty Ray / Priyanka Jakhar bt Konika Singh Dhull/ Japjot Kaur 3-6, 6-3, 10-6, Garvita Dutta / Simran Pritam bt Snigdha Sran/ Sukhmani Sahota 7-5, 7-6(7), Himaanshika / Kaavya Sawhney bt Vaidehi Rawat / Kirti Arya 6-2, 6-2.