NEW DELHI — Maharashtra’s Aakruti Narayan and Odisha’s Sohini Mohanty displayed supreme coordination in the finals of the ongoing National Tennis Championship 2023 to clinch the girls doubles U-16 title at the DLTA Complex, here on Friday.
Aakruti & Sohini made a positive start to the final and took some early points before getting the better of Nainika Bendram & Ishi Mahewari 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets and finishing the prestigious tournament with a glittering trophy.
In the boys doubles U-16 final, the duo of Vraj Gohil of Gujarat and Maharashtra’s Samarth Sahita overcame the challenge of Kabir Chothani (Gujarat) & Arnav Yadav (Uttrakhand) by 7-5, 6-2 in straight sets to take the title home.
Meanwhile, the boys doubles U-14 category saw Hruthik Katakam of Telangana & Haryana’s Tavish Pahawa beating Shaurya Bhardwaj & Ranvir Singh 6-4, 7-5 to win the Fenesta Nationals title. West Bengal’s Aleena Farid and Odisha’s Aradhyaa Verma defeated Aahan & Akansha Ghosh 6-1, 6-1 as they clinched the girls doubles U-14 trophy.
Top-seed Hruthik extended his winning run in the boys singles U-14 category as well and defeated Anurag Kallambella 6-4, 6-1 in straight sets to reach the final. Haryana’s Anandita Upadhyay beat Aleena Farid by 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 in a thrilling semis of the girls singles U-14 category.
On the other hand, Tamil Nadu’s Thirumurugan V overcame Prabir Chavda 6-4, 6-4 to get one step closer to the title in the boys singles U-16 category. Delhi’s Aishi Bisht also notched up a big victory by 6-1, 6-4 against Laxmi Dandu of Telangana to reach the finals of the girls singles U-16.
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