Jennifer Luikham Bags Both Tennis Titles at ITF Junior at Indore
Gurgaon based 14 year old tennis prodigy Jennifer Luikham (Born in Ukhrul district of Manipur) has created quite a stir by winning the finals of both Girls Singles and Doubles at the International Tennis Federation’s Junior Grade 5 event held during April 21st to 26th 2014 at Indore
In the single’s final held on April 26th at Indore Tennis Club, Jennifer defeated tournament seed 4 Zeel Desai of Gujarat in 3 sets 4-6 7-5 6-3 to clinch her first ITF Junior’s single title
In doubles final held on April 25th, Jennifer with her partner Mihika Yadav of Maharashtra defeated Isa Budwal and Maulika Ram in straight sets 6-2 6-2. This is also Jennifer’s first doubles ITF junior title
Jennifer Luikham had last reached finals of both in singles and double at ITF Juniors Grade 5 at Guwahati in November 2013 eventually to become runner’s up in both events
Jennifer Luikham will be awarded 30 points each for Singles and Doubles and her ITF Junior ranking in Girls Singles is likely to climb to about 500 worldwide
Jennifer Luikham is the first girl from Haryana to have won ITF Junior title in recent years
Jennifer Luikham trains at Siri Fort High Performance Center of Team Tennis under renowned tennis coach Aditya Sachedva
SINGLES
R1 - Nikitha Tirdala 6-0 6-0
PQ - Sri Sai Shivani K 6-1 6-1
QF - Thanushree Vale 3-6 6-2 6-0
SF - Devanshi G Bhimyanji 6-0 6-1
F - Zeel Desai4-6 7-5 6-3
DOUBLES
R1 - Chaithali Adinath Narde & Nikitha Tirdala 6-1 6-1
QF - Snehal Mane & Shristhi Salaria 7-5 6-2
SF - Himani More & Nidha Shahid Kamal 6-4 3-6 10-4
F - Isha Budwal & Maulika Ram 6-2 6-2
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This Post is uploaded on April 30, 2014
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