Rohit R Gowda shocked top seed Kashyap Ashok in a keenly contested match to enter the final of the under-14 boys section in the Tennis Advantage All India ranking junior tournament at the St John’s Sports Complex here on Thursday.

Rohit won 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. It was Kashyap, however, who called the shots in the beginning as he bagged first set with ease 6-3, breaking his fourth seeded opponent twice in the process. The initial stages of the second set suggested a romp for the top seed as he wrested a 3-0 lead.

At that stage, it appeared to be just a matter of time before Kashyap pocketed the match. But Rohit found the steam at the right moment and began to play a determined game. Rohit won the set 6-4. There was hardly any fight from Kashyap in the final set as Rohit broke his opponent twice while winning the set 6-3.

Rohit will face Nikhil Reddy in the final. Nikhil had an easy day in the office beating Prateesh K 6-2, 6-0.

In the corresponding girls event, matches went according to the script with top two seeds SP Ritu and Preethi Ujjaini advancing to the title round.

Results (Semifinals): Boys: U-18: S Kamal bt Sharan Patil 6-3, 6-2; Uttam Singh bt Ajinkya Pawar 7-5, 6-4. U-14: Rohit R Gowda bt Kashyap Ashok 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Nikhil Reddy bt K Prateesh 6-2, 6-0. Doubles: U-18: S Kamal/Sharan Patil bt Uttam Singh/Ganga Singh 9-5;

Girls: U-18: Nimisha Mohan bt Shalaka U M 6-1, 6-0; Rachita Sarda bt Ravina Shetty 6-2, 6-3.
U-14: S P Ritu bt Shruthi Ashok 6-4, 6-1; Preethi Ujjaini bt Tharani C 6-0, 3-6, 6-2.

Doubles: U-18: Nimisha Mohan/Rachita Sarda bt Nivetha S/Atala Amolwarick 9-2; Ravina Shetty/UM Shalaka bt Preethi U/SP Ritu 9-1.