Bushan, Bhicky storm into tennis quarterfinals
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 13 2024:
Haobam Bushan and Sagolsem Bhicky cruised into the quarterfinals of the AITA Men's National Ranking Tennis Tournament at Officers' Club, Lamphelpat on Tuesday.
Bushan overpowered Madduri Ashok Dattu (AP) 6-0 6-0 on his way to the quarterfinals, where he will take on Jaya Prakash Oges Theyjo (TN), who comfortably beat Neelam Devaharshith (TG) 6-0 6-1 in their pre-quarterfinal encounter.
Bhicky, on the other hand, booked his place in the last eight with a dominant 6-0 6-3 win over his Rakshak Tarun (TN) .
The state lad will now face Karnataka's Ganesh Manish in the quarterfinals.
Ganesh eased past West Bengal's Mazumder Arunava 6-3 6-1 into the last eight.
Iftikhar Sheikh Mohammad (KA), Rahane Nishit Dinesh (MH), Vilasier Khate (NL) and Suresh Keerthivassan (TN) also advanced to the quarterfinals.