State boy wins silver in AITA
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 16, 2013:
In the recently concluded AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament at Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) Complex, Chandigarh, a small boy of 12 years from Manipur, Naithaolin Calvin Golmei surprises the crowd by storming into the final of Boys Under - 16 after a marathon battle in the semi final and winning the silver medal.
The semi-final match was played between CLTA trainee Naithaolin Calvin Golmei of Majorkhul, Imphal and Jagdeep Singh Bajwa of Punjab.
It was a marathon match lasting more than 4 hours of play.
Both the boys played an intense game unleashing so many fine shots.
In the end, it was Calvin Golmei who booked a berth for the title clash beating Jagdeep Singh Bajwa 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(5). In the final, Calvin Golmei met Param Pun of Himachal Pradesh who is a top seeded and far more experienced player in the under -16 category.
He used his experience and good shot selection to dominate in the match and had an easy win.
Calvin played under pressure and the match slipped out of his hand in straight sets (6-1, 6-0).