PANAJI
The Gadre Gaspar Dias Open 2024 state-level tennis tournament got underway at Miramar in Panaji on Thursday.
Veteran players participating in the 45+ years singles and veterans doubles for the 90+ years categories took guard at the courts located at the Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias and the Panjim Gymkhana in the state capital. The one-set matches were keenly contested by participants.
In the veterans 45+ singles category matches held on Thursday, Srivatsa Rao beat Sachin Gandhi (6-2) , Krishna beat Jijesh ( 6-0), Sanjeev Gholap beat Natraj Gujran (6-4) Prafful Nagwani beat Devendra Hoshing (6-2), Siddhu beat Mackelroy (6-0), Pavan Mokashi beat Sunil Signapurkar (6-2), Parthasarthi beat Santosh Parchani (6-4), Vijay Meher beat Rahul Kapse (6-0), Laxman Autade beat Anup Sardesai (6-1), Anand Jakati beat Kishor Metry (6-0), Anand Rao beat Denzil (6-4).
In the veterans 55+ singles category, Ramesh Karande beat Goudappanavar (6-2), Parag Shebdale beat Indrajit (6-0), Biswajit Roy beat Vijay Desai (6-3), Ashok Kolekar beat Swapnil Bugde (6-1). In the veterans 90+ doubles category, Anand/Ashwin beat Vijay M/Joao M (6-2), Manjunath/Venkatesh beat Sanket/Pramod (6-3), Joy/Govind beat Rahul/Yuvraj (6-2), Arup/Vikrant beat Santosh Parchani/Uttam Mane (6-4), doubles Bruce/Vinoy beat Nagesh/Indrajit (6-4).
