Tennis: Four progress to girls' singles semis
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 01 2022:
Four players made it to the semifinals of the girls' singles competition while 14 players progressed to the boys' quarterfinals in the AITA Championship Series National Ranking Tournament 2022 on Tuesday at IDTA Complex, Lamphelpat.
Hirva, Arvani and Nistha booked semifinal spots in the U-14 girls' singles event.
Hirva eased past Damali 6-0,6-0, Arvani beat Minal 6-3, 6-3 and Nistha outplayed Anjelica 6-2,6-1 in their quarterfinal matches.
Abrika was the first player to reach the semifinals of the U-16 girls' singles event after she got the better of Nandini 7-5, 6-4 in their quarterfinal encounter.
The quarterfinalists in the U-14 boys' singles event were Ruhan, Soham Keisham, Arshe Walke, Yashas Raj, Abhay Bharali, Arjun Sastry and Rahil, while Shanker Heisnam, Yashas, Rihil, Ruhan, Abhay, Jyotiraditya and Changdogya advanced to the U-16 boys' last-eight.