41st State Open Tennis Championship kicks off
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 21 2022:
18 matches across six events were decided on the first day of the 41st State Open Tennis Championship 2022 at Lamphelpat on Wednesday.
In the men's singles event, Th Birchandra, N Premjit and Y Azad Khan all cruised to the next round.
Birchandra outclassed K Nonginsana 6-0, 6-0, Premjit made light work of Ratul Mahata 6-0,61, and Azad dominated Ahenba Keisham 6-1, 6-0 in their campaign openers.
The opening day's women's singles event saw Bunty and Paari Ramchar reach the second round with relative ease.
Bunty had little trouble beating Abha 6-0, 6-1 as Charmei overpowered Mimiky 6-0, 6-0.In U16 boys' singles event, Lanchenba Maibam secured a 6-3,6-4 win over Sudarshan Sharma while Yohenba outdid Lumhalthang 6-2, 6-2 .
In U12 boys' singles, Paari advanced to the next round with a 3-5, 4-1, 10-8 triumph against Ramchar while Yohenba was given a walkover against Asten.
In U10 boys' singles, Dhurp, Th Ramchar and Arnov prevailed in their respective matches.
In U10 girls' league match, Bernalli recorded three wins on the first day of the competition while Y Gucci registered two victories and Gracy Rk defeated L Lanchenbi.