JOIN USRohan stays on course for double
Rohan, seeded fifth, registered a convincing 6-4, 6-3 win over third seed Monish Rajer -- who accounted for top seed Sai Reddy 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-0 in a three-setter in the semifinal -- to clinch the title.
Later, Rohan outplayed S Raghavendra in the under-18 last four encounter to set up the summit clash with top seed Monish, who got an easy passage to the final when his opponent Sai retired while trailing 0-2 in the first set.
The girls’ under-16 final also saw a shocking result with third seed S P Ritu erasing a first-set lapse to conquer the top-seeded Preethi Ujjani 5-7, 6-3, 6-1. Ritu continued her giant killing spree in the under-18 last four match too as she once again accounted for Preethi, the second seed, 7-5, 6-1.
Eyeing a double, Ritu will meet top-seeded Rachitha Sarda, a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Tejaswini Bellude, in the title clash on Friday.
DH News Service
Results: Boys: U-18 (semifinals): Monish Rajer bt Sai Reddy 2-0 (retd); Rohan Gaonkar bt S Raghavendra 6-3, 6-2.
U-16 (final): Rohan Gaonkar bt Monish Rajer 6-4, 6-3.
Semifinals: Rohan bt S Raghavendra 6-3, 6-4; Monish bt Sai 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-0.
Girls: U-18 (semifinals): Rachitha Sarda bt Tejaswini Bellude 6-1, 6-1; S P Ritu bt Preethi Ujjani 7-5, 6-1.
U-16 (final): S P Ritu bt Preethi Ujjani 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.
Semifinals: Preethi bt S B Shruthi 6-2, 6-0; Ritu bt Kruthika S Raj 6-3, 6-2.