PANAJI
It was a day for young women tennis champs to shine at the ongoing State-ranking TNS PG Open Tennis tournament at the Panjim Gymkhana with Bhaavya Bhoomkar and Ahana Kumar defeating their respective rivals in the girls under-14 category.
Bhaavya's consistent serves, powerful forehand and an overall good defensive game helped her defeat Lucy (6-1), while Ahana's strategic game-play and solid forehand enabled her to overcome Sara’s challenge (6-2) to advance in their category.
Over in the men’s singles category, six players advanced to the quarterfinals on Thursday. Rajaram Kundaikar survived a tough contest against Cherian Joseph, eventually winning 7-5, while Suraj Sadanah and Ravaru Dixit trounced their opponents Anant Kochhar and Ganesh Pai (6-0) respectively.
Santosh Gorawar also advanced to the quarterfinals, beating Tanay Amonkar (6-2), while Nagesh Naik had a relatively easy win over Prajat Halarnkar (6-1).
In the men's doubles category, the team of Bulu/Richard beat rivals Suraj/Kushal 6-2, while Allan/Ojaswi took the battle to Prithvi/Kshitij before losing 4-6. Bulu won yet another round in the mixed doubles category, where he paired up with Tanya to defeat Dustan/Lara (6-1). Prajay and Tashina demolished their opponents 6-0, while Prithvi/Atika beat Sriram/ Stania 6-2 in the same category.
