MARGAO
Thirteen-year-old Avni Lotlikar advanced to the final of the under-14 girls event in the ongoing Baale BPS Open 2024 in Margao, to set up a clash in the finals with Tvisha.
Avni, a student of Manovikas English Medium School near Margao, defeated Ahana Kumar in two straight sets 4-1, 4-3, while Tvisha beat Saanj without losing a single game 4-0, 4-0.
Tania, Simran and Poojal also advanced to semifinals of the state ranking tournament, defeating Vidhi 6-1, Liza 6-1 and Tvisha 6-4 respectively, in the ladies singles event. In another round match in the same category, Anna beat Hazel 6-0.
Santosh/Raju beat Akhil S/Raoul 6-2, Jai/Chinmay beat Darsh/Pankaj 7-5, Rahul/Ehrlick beat Sreenath/Deepak 6-1 to book a place in the semifinals of the men’s doubles event, while in other matches held in the same category, Santosh/Raju beat Shaurya/Sandeep 6-4, Jai/Chinmay beat Nihaal/Akhil L 7-6, Prince/Puneet beat Jasmeet/Ashwin 6-2, Prince/Punit beat Rehaan/Prithvi 6-1, Ehrlick/ Rahul beat Allan/Ojas 6-1 and Nishad/Anurag beat Prince/Punit 6-1.
In the boys under-18 event quarterfinals, Punit beat Gaurang, while Shreyas defeated Shaurya with identical scores of 6-0, even as Darsh beat Ethan 6-4 and Vedant beat Arhan 6-2. In the boys under-14 quarterfinals, Vivaan beat Noah 6-1, Arhan beat Devaansh 6-3, Vedant beat Alec 6-2 and Ethan beat Shaurya 6-4.
Anna/Prince and Liza/Akhil booked a slot in the semifinals of the mixed doubles quarterfinals, defeating Tanya/Dunstan (6-4) and Pranita/Jasmeet (6-3) respectively, while the pairing of Simran and Nishad defeated Hazel and Wildren 6-0.
