AITA NR tennis tourney begins
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 04 2024:
AITA Men's 1 Lakh National Ranking Tennis Tournament-2024 organised by Manipur Tennis Association commenced from Monday at Officers' Club, Lamphel.
In the opening men's singles, top seeded Haobam Bushan and second-seed Heishnam Shanker advanced to pre-quarters after getting byes, while seventh seeded Senjam Ashwajit trounced Huidrom Becker in 6-0, 6-1 sets.
Other players from the state had a disappointing outing with Maibam Lanchenba suffering defeat to Darsh Agrawal (6-2, 6-3) and Thiyam Joshua losing to Sachin Rana (6-0, 6-2) .
Meanwhile, Haobam Bushan and Heishnam Shanker qualified for pre-quarters in men's doubles after receiving a bye as Sudhir Singh and Zaffar Abyan beat Thiyam Joshua and Maibam Lanchenba (6-4, 6-4), and Sachin Rana and Shivam Devam outlasted Senjam Ashwajit and Huidrom Becker (6-4, 7-5) .