8th CYLC State Open Tennis Tournament begins
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 23 2019:
The 8th CYLC State Open Tennis Tournament being organised by Association of Tennis Lovers kicked off today at Hao ground tennis court under the auspices of Manipur Tennis Association.
The opening day of the tournament saw Akendrajit, RK Pritam, Becker and Padameshwor earn their places in the last 8 round.
Akendrajit prevailed 8-5 against Ibohal in a last 16 round clash while RK Pritam outlasted Y Domson 8-3 .
Akendrajit will Rivaskar in the last 8 round clash tomorrow while RK Pritam will meet Azadkhan.
Becker secured an 8-4 win over Satyajit while Padameshwor sealed a narrow 8-7 (7-5) win over Ch Pritam for the last 8 round berth.
Becker will take on Suraj for a place in the semifinal while Padameshwor will play Bona for the same.
In the above 40 years men's doubles competition, Aldrin-Manikanta; Ranjan-Balkrishna; Pradeep-Birla; Sanatomba-Pritam and Dilip-Leishemsana overcame their rivals to reach the quarter final stage.
Aldrin and Manikanta earned an easy 8-1 win over Siren and Romeo to set up quarter final clash with Aken and Keshorjit who got a bye.
Ranjan and Balkrishna also secured an 8-1 win against Ratan and Amol pair in another last 16 round clash.
The pair will meet Kangjamba and Rakesh in the quarter final clash.
In another clash, Pradeep and Birla combined well to see off N Prem and A Premananda 8-3 to meet Sanatomba and Pritam pair overcame Prakash and Jayanta 8-3 today, in the quarter final.
Dilip and Leishemsana on the other hand outlasted Ranjit and Rupam 8-5 to set up quarter final clash with Tule and Ibohal.